Opposition Parties' Policies (Costs)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 30 April 1987.

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Photo of David Maclean David Maclean , Penrith and The Border 12:00, 30 April 1987

In view of the pledge made recently by the hon. Member for Stockton, South (Mr. Wrigglesworth) that the alliance would publish the costings of its policies before the election, purely in the interests of open government would my right hon. Friend agree to run the alliance programme through his Treasury computer? Will he also get his Treasury experts to cost the alliance programmes? Or are they so vague that it would be impossible to tell what they cost?