Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Steve McCabe Excerpts
Thursday 3rd June 2010

(14 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve McCabe Portrait Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)
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Is it true that the Lib Dem part of the coalition is continuing to claim state funding, despite not being in opposition, and if so, should we not have an urgent debate on that obvious way to save the Leader of the House some money?

Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young
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Short money is available to Opposition parties; it is not available to Government parties. On the more general question, we are committed to a reform of party funding, and that was announced in the Queen’s Speech.