Clause 20 - Relief for expenditure on R and D

Part of Finance Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:15 pm on 12 June 2012.

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Photo of David Gauke David Gauke The Exchequer Secretary 12:15, 12 June 2012

The expression “fundamental freedoms”, if I remember correctly, comes from the EU treaty voted through by the previous Parliament, when both the hon. Gentleman and I were Members of this place. We have heard him make many speeches during our debates about how Whips are present to provide advice, but I seem to recall that in the previous Parliament he followed the advice of his party’s Whips and voted in favour of that EU treaty.