Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Nick Smith Excerpts
Thursday 13th June 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mel Stride Portrait Mel Stride
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I do not have sight of the precise presentation of those statistics at this moment. However, if the hon. Lady dropped me a line about that, I would be very happy to take it up, see what the situation is and discuss with Ministers whether this might be done slightly differently or on a more disaggregated basis, as she suggests.

Nick Smith Portrait Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
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May we have a statement, or indeed, a Government U-turn, on TV licences, so that over 3 million pensioners continue to receive free TV licences?

Mel Stride Portrait Mel Stride
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There has actually been a statement on free TV licences, which will be—[Interruption.] It may have been an urgent question, but I refer the hon. Gentleman to that.