Budget Leak Inquiry Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Budget Leak Inquiry

Simon Hart Excerpts
Thursday 22nd March 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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On the general point about leak inquiries, I have said what I have to say on that, but we have to bear in mind that identifying a property of more than £2 million, reaching a conclusion on negotiations and exchanging in the course of one morning is somewhat ambitious.

Simon Hart Portrait Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) (Con)
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If the Minister is ever tempted to go down the route of a leak inquiry, will he at least commit to backdating it to 1997?

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Presumably, the Labour party would be very supportive of, and co-operative in, any such venture.