Civil List

Debate between Justine Greening and Denis MacShane

Thursday 30th June 2011 Commons Chamber

[Justine Greening]

There will be a cap at 15% of the spend by the royal household in the previous year. If the hon. Gentleman waits for a few more minutes, when I will have a chance to present the Bill to the House, he will have even more information at his disposal to understand exactly how that cap will work, how the review will take place, and who will perform it.

The Bill brings accountability arrangements for the royal household into line with those for other Government Departments. Parliament will have an opportunity to scrutinise that expenditure when it—

[Mr MacShane]

The hon. Lady keeps saying that the royal household will be brought into line with other Government Departments. Does not that imply that there will be a Government Minister who is accountable to the Commons for what the royal household is spending and will, from time to time, answer questions on it?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Justine Greening and Denis MacShane

Tuesday 21st June 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab)]

T2. Has the Chancellor by chance seen the interesting analysis by the House of Commons Library showing that the measures in his Budget will affect women three times as adversely as they will affect men? Is he a misogynist?

[The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Justine Greening)]

rose—[Interruption.]