By Jonathan Isaby The first of yesterday's opposition day debates in the Commons saw a Labour motion demanding a reversal in January's VAT rise with respect to road fuel and asking where the fuel duty stabiliser was – all in the name of the "hard pressed motorist". The hypocrisy of Labour's position, given its record […]
Tim Montgomerie Justine Greening, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, used an SNP debate on fuel duty to spell out the Coalition's related thinking yesterday: The level of deficit and debt that we have been left as a country costs the British taxpayer £120 million every single day: "To put that in the context of a […]
By Tim Montgomerie Yesterday I highlighted an attempt, led by Douglas Carswell, to reduce Britain's contribution to the EU. The following Tory MPs voted for his amendment*: Baker, Steve Baron, Mr John Bebb, Guto Bingham, Andrew (not on yesterday's list) Binley, Mr Brian Blackman, Bob (not on yesterday's list) Bone, Peter Carswell, Mr Douglas Chope, […]
Late last night there was a remarkably busy chamber for an hour-long debate which began at 10.18pm in order to nominate six members (five Labour MPs and Independent Conservative, Andrew Pelling) to a new London Regional Select Committee. The Conservatives are opposed to the existence of the committee in principle and have therefore not nominated […]
Yesterday the House of Commons hosted Treasury Questions. Justine Greening, MP for Putney and a Shadow Treasury Minister, asked about loans to small businesses: "For the 1,500 people losing their jobs and the 60 small businesses going bust every single day, the Government are not tackling the recession. The Government’s small business loan guarantee scheme […]
Justine Greening MP, Shadow Treasury minister, led unsuccessful Tory efforts to scrap Labour’s hike in Vehicle Excise Duty. Her contributions to yesterday’s Commons debate – summarised below – will soon be appearing in campaign literature across Britain… The scale of the tax increase: There is no doubt that the proposed increase in vehicle excise duty […]
Justine Greening is Economic Secretary to the Treasury. It’s been almost a year since we switched from the opposition to the government benches, and we’ve already made huge progress, putting in place the deficit reduction plan and making Britain open for business again. But changing where you sit in the chamber also gives you an […]