Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Steve Baker Excerpts
Tuesday 25th October 2016

(7 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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The UK is in discussions with the EIB.

Steve Baker Portrait Mr Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con)
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Does my right hon. Friend agree that reducing anti-competitive market distortions is both a great fiscal way to promote manufacturing and a way of ensuring our country is best placed for new trade deals?

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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I agree that removing distortions in the economy results in a more efficient economy. The UK Government have a record of doing that, by, for example, reducing corporation tax.