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Oral Answers to Questions

Marcus Fysh Excerpts
Monday 11th January 2016

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Penning Portrait Mike Penning
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The Chancellor announced a settlement of zero cuts. The Labour party wanted 10% cuts. We did not think that was right and that is why we did not do it.

Marcus Fysh Portrait Marcus Fysh (Yeovil) (Con)
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14. Yeovil police station in my constituency is threatened with closure under a local decision. Does my right hon. Friend agree that, with funding now safe, proposed closures in areas that can suffer from antisocial behaviour should be paused to allow further consideration?