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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:07 pm on 7 January 2010.

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Photo of David Gauke David Gauke Shadow Minister (Treasury) 12:07, 7 January 2010

May we have a debate on the timeliness and clarity of ministerial responses? All Members from time to time have concerns about responses to parliamentary questions or correspondence with Ministers. However, I am thinking in particular of the delay of some hours yesterday among senior Ministers, including the Leader of the House, in responding to the simple question of whether they supported the Prime Minister, and of the equivocal and evasive nature of many of their answers.