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Finance (No. 3) Bill

The hon. Gentleman might like to take the issue more seriously than he is doing, because it is important. [Interruption.] My hon. Friends the Members for Gateshead (Ian Mearns), for North Durham and for Blaydon (Mr Anderson) represent constituencies with the highest unemployment in this country, at 10.2%, and they have a right to argue about how the corporation tax cut proposed in the Bill will impact on their constituencies in creating employment at a time of massive public spending cuts. We want to hear from the Minister in due course, when we have finished our arguments—because I am sure that my hon. Friends will contribute to the debate as well, about how the corporation tax cut will impact on job creation in those areas.