Kwasi Kwarteng
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(14 years, 6 months ago)
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Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con)
12. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of the budget deficit.
Mr Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (Con)
13. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of the budget deficit.
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con)
14. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of the budget deficit.
Mr Osborne
No, but we did receive a letter from the former Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Mr Byrne), apologising for the fact that there was no money left. We will discuss this issue in the debate on the Queen’s Speech. I note that the Labour party has tabled a motion, which it is asking us all to vote for, noting
“the need for a clear plan to bring down the deficit”.
I look forward to hearing that clear plan in the shadow Chancellor’s speech.
Mr Kwarteng
Has the Chancellor received any more correspondence from the former Chief Secretary?
Mr Osborne
No, sadly I have not, but I discovered that he had a large bust of Oliver Cromwell sitting behind his desk, and that when the Irish peace negotiations were being conducted they had to be held in another room.