Short Money and Policy Development Grant Debate
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Michael Fabricant
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Short Money and Policy Development Grant
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John Penrose
The right hon. Lady makes a very important point, but there is a crucial difference between the situation when she was in charge and the current situation: we have a huge deficit to deal with, while Labour inherited an economy that was doing incredibly well and a set of Government finances that were in a far stronger position. The difference is the deficit, and the reason for the deficit is sitting opposite me. I am afraid that that is why politicians and the rest of the country have to tighten our belts.
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con)
Will my hon. Friend, despite all the outrage on the Opposition Benches, just remind us again by precisely how much Short money has risen since 2010?
John Penrose
It has gone up by 50% when everybody else has had to tighten their belts, and if we do nothing, it will continue to rise further.