Proceeding contribution from Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 17 June 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Public Spending.

Public Spending

The hon. Gentleman has asked about four questions in one. I will answer the first. As he knows, the risks facing the country have changed over the past few months. Any survey of the evidence across the world suggests that the risks of sovereign debt crises are huge in other countries. That is reflected in the G20 communiqué, which agreed that faster fiscal consolidation was what was needed in major economies. I think that that is right. Only the Labour party is out of step with that international consensus.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 511 c1054
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Hospitals Employment schemes Kent NHS Public expenditure Politics and government Loans Public libraries Schools Transport Sports Research Walking Stonehenge Cuts Building schools for the future programme Local authority business growth incentives scheme Sheffield Forgemasters North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Public Spending

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