Debates between Stuart Anderson and Caroline Nokes during the 2024 Parliament

Public Spending: Inheritance

Debate between Stuart Anderson and Caroline Nokes
Monday 29th July 2024

(2 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Caroline Nokes Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker
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The right hon. Member will know as well as I do that that is not for the Chair to decide. It is for the Government to decide what they put in their estimates and in documents that are published.

Stuart Anderson Portrait Stuart Anderson
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Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Chancellor said—for transparency—that she had found out about everything this weekend, but last week, prior to this weekend, she said that the Treasury had also met the Office for Budget Responsibility to explain how bad things were. The two cannot both be correct. Could the Chancellor come to the House and correct the record?

Caroline Nokes Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker
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I have made it very clear that it is not a matter for the Chair. Those on the Government Benches will have heard three points of order on the same subject. If they wish to come to the House, I am sure the Chancellor will.