Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 25 June 2013.
Danny Alexander
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury
11:30,
25 June 2013
Yes, it certainly should, and I urge my hon. Friend to listen carefully to the Chancellor’s statement tomorrow.
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