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Part of Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 12:24 pm on 14 December 2006.

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Photo of Alistair Darling Alistair Darling Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 12:24, 14 December 2006

I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman was present when I delivered my statement. [Interruption.] No wonder he is laughing now, as I do not think that he believes half of what he said. I said that the Post Office had the problem that over many years post offices have had to face the difficulty of fewer and fewer people coming through the front door. We need to try to address that problem. Let me also say to the hon. Gentleman that we are spending more on services such as hospitals, the Post Office and the police, and every single penny was opposed by the Conservative party.