Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Priti Patel Excerpts
Tuesday 25th June 2013

(10 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Osborne Portrait Mr George Osborne
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Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the deficit fell from 7.8% to 7.7%, so it came down.

Priti Patel Portrait Priti Patel (Witham) (Con)
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T7. In the light of the Chancellor’s assiduous commitment to deficit reduction, what assessment has my right hon. Friend made of the Opposition’s spending plans, which appear to consist of more borrowing, more debt and a return to Labour’s failed policy of boom and bust?