Fiscal Rules Debate

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Fiscal Rules

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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
Tuesday 29th October 2024

(3 weeks, 2 days ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Livermore Portrait Lord Livermore (Lab)
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I fully sympathise with the noble Baroness that she struggles to understand the concept of keeping manifesto commitments. She will see in the Budget tomorrow that we will keep every manifesto commitment we made to the British people.

Lord Sikka Portrait Lord Sikka (Lab)
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My Lords, is the Minister aware that the party opposite made six or seven changes to the fiscal rules between 2010 and when it left office, and never really explained how that worsened the public finances?

Lord Livermore Portrait Lord Livermore (Lab)
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I completely agree with my noble friend.

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