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Pre-Budget Report

Opposition Front Benchers say, ““Hear, hear.”” We operate exactly the same rules and procedures that operated under the previous Conservative Government in this respect. [Interruption.] If the shadow Chancellor or his colleagues are saying, ““This is the Enron,”” it is a criticism of the previous Government for introducing those rules. The hon. Member for Sevenoaks (Mr. Fallon) should say in the House what he is prepared to say on television. I have just been handed a note to say that, only a few minutes ago, he told Sky News that ““the Chancellor has done a good job getting the economic framework stable.”” Why does he not say that in the House?