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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 11 September 2012.

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Photo of John Healey John Healey Labour, Wentworth and Dearne 2:30, 11 September 2012

Legislation for Government borrowing guarantees to help to fund infrastructure is due to be presented to the House next week. The Chancellor is right to try to use the power of government in this way, so why has it taken two and a half years, and nine months of double-dip recession, for him to decide to do it?