Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Martin Vickers Excerpts
Tuesday 3rd July 2018

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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That is the answer, Mr Speaker.

There will be a spending review next year, when we will look at the overall spending envelope and the Government’s priorities across the entire range of public spending.

Martin Vickers Portrait Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con)
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I was pleased to welcome the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to my constituency a couple of weeks ago. Does she agree that the enthusiasm that we heard from local businessmen for free ports and free zones could be the way ahead for economic growth in Immingham and the surrounding area?

Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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I was hugely impressed by the enthusiasm in Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham for more development and more opportunities for free zones—and also by the fantastic fish and chips we had on Cleethorpes pier.