20 June 2012
Shadow Minister avoids answering Alok’s question on the Labour Government’s record.
Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con): The right hon. Gentleman is talking about the cuts; perhaps he will tell us how he would reform the budget. I believe that the Government’s reforms are very sensible. Will he also tell us how many Remploy factories were shut down while Labour was in power?
Mr Byrne: I invite the hon. Gentleman to intervene on me again when I talk about Remploy in more detail—[ Interruption. ]No, Remploy forms an important part of our motion, and it is right that we should have an informed debate on the matter. I assure the hon. Gentleman that I will let him have his say at that stage.
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Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con): The right hon. Gentleman is talking about the cuts; perhaps he will tell us how he would reform the budget. I believe that the Government’s reforms are very sensible. Will he also tell us how many Remploy factories were shut down while Labour was in power?
Mr Byrne: I invite the hon. Gentleman to intervene on me again when I talk about Remploy in more detail—[ Interruption. ]No, Remploy forms an important part of our motion, and it is right that we should have an informed debate on the matter. I assure the hon. Gentleman that I will let him have his say at that stage.
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