Budget Resolutions

Lyn Brown Excerpts

1st reading: House of Commons
Thursday 1st November 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Deputy Speaker]

The Government decided not to provide an advance copy, so that was a Government decision. What people will believe is the norm, they will believe, but others will say that it is not the norm. For clarification, somebody said on Facebook that the Opposition did not receive a copy but I did, and unfortunately for the person who said that, I am the Chairman of Ways and Means, and the Budget has been delivered to the person in that position for over 100 years. It was not delivered me to personally, but to the office that I hold.

[Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab)]

Mr Deputy Speaker, you have given me some information that I did not know before.

[Mr Deputy Speaker]

Excellent. At least I can be helpful to the House.