Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House
Monday 21st October 2019

(4 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Mr Rees-Mogg
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I have a low opinion of these analyses. You can get any economist to say what you have asked them to say in the first place. I spent my professional career looking at these analyses, and not one of them was ever right.

Mike Wood Portrait Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con)
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Does the Leader of the House not think it would be a little strange if some of those Members and parties who had dismissed this deal before it had even been published were now to complain that there was insufficient time to scrutinise it?

Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Mr Rees-Mogg
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My hon. Friend wins the prize for the best question of the day. There is nothing more I can add to that.