Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Sajid Javid Excerpts
Tuesday 21st June 2011

(12 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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I am certainly aware that the Treasury Committee and the Office for Budget Responsibility are in discussions over privatisation receipts and other asset sales, but I do not think that it would be right for me to intrude in that discussion. I can give my hon. Friend the commitment that we will certainly provide the OBR with any information it asks for.

Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con)
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Has the Chancellor considered what would happen to our growth rate if we followed the advice of the shadow Chancellor, which is opportunistically to oppose every spending cut and every tax increase proposed by the Government?