Business of the House

Gregg McClymont Excerpts
Thursday 2nd December 2010

(13 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young
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As I said earlier, the Government deplore these unauthorised leaks of information, which have the potential to destabilise relationships between countries and lead to a risk to life. We deplore what has been put in the public domain, and it is not our policy to comment on unauthorised disclosure of information.

Gregg McClymont Portrait Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (Lab)
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Further to the question by the hon. Member for Banbury (Tony Baldry), we have a Business Secretary who develops a policy on tuition fees, tells the country that it is the best policy possible, and then comes to this House and tells us that he has a strong inclination not to vote for his own policy. What are the constitutional implications of this departure?

Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young
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The Cabinet has a united policy on this issue, which is more than the shadow Cabinet does.