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Parliamentary Debate
1 July 2009
Prime Minister's Questions: Capital Spending Cuts
During Prime Minister's Question Time, David Gauke challenges the PM on the cut in capital spending between 2009-10 and 2010-11 published in the budget 'Red Book'.
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Parliamentary Debate
29 June 2009
Child Poverty
David Gauke questions the Government on its likely failure to meet its 2010 child poverty target.
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Parliamentary Debate
29 June 2009
Topical Question: Welfare spending
David Gauke asks if the Government accepts the Institute of Fiscal Studies projections that expenditure on social security and tax credits will increase by 1.7% per year between 2011 and 2014?
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Parliamentary Debate
29 June 2009
Building Britain's Future Debate
David Gauke questions the Prime Minister about the projections published in the Governmnet's Financial Statement and Budget Report (Red Book) for total spending up to 2013-14.
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News
19 June 2009
David on Simon Mayo Show
David Gauke was a guest on BBC Radio Five Live's Simon Mayo Show on Wednesday, 17th June.
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Speech
18 June 2009
Preparing Britain’s Economy for the Future debate
David Gauke calls for honesty from the Government on public spending projections and tells MPs that the public are fully aware that the country’s money has run out and the public finances are in a mess.
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Parliamentary Debate
9 June 2009
Debt Reduction
David Gauke questions the Chief Secretary to the Treasury about the Treasury’s very optimistic forecasts for economic recovery in the UK.
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Newsletter
22 May 2009
Newsletter from David Gauke, May 2009
David writes on the issue of MPs' expenses.
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Speech
20 May 2009
Appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General
David Gauke welcomes the appointment of Mr Amyas Morse to the role of Comptroller and Auditor General.
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Speech
12 May 2009
Finance Bill - Extension of reduced standard rate and anti-avoidance provision
David Gauke argues that we can not afford the VAT cut and questions whether a VAT cut is the best way in which to use the £12.5 billion that the Government said in November that it would cost.
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Parliamentary Debate
6 May 2009
School Sixth Forms
During a Parliamentary debate on the school sixth-form funding fiasco, David Gauke questions the justification for the shortfall as being a sudden increase in number of pupils when one of the schools affected has been fully subscribed for years.
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Speech
6 May 2009
Tax Avoidance and Evasion
David Gauke addresses the issue of secrecy within the financial services sector and tax jurisdictions and calls for more transparency and greater exchange of information – especially as avoidance activity is likely to increase when tax rates increase.
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Parliamentary Debate
29 April 2009
Prime Minister's Questions
David Gauke challenges the PM on the issues of a referendum on the European constitution and the higher rate of income tax.
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Parliamentary Debate
28 April 2009
Government Borrowing
During Treasury Questions, David Gauke asks the Chancellor about Treasury projections that show a fiscal tightening from 2014 of £45 billion, the equivalent of a £1,450 tax rise per household.
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Speech
23 April 2009
Budget Debate
David Gauke winds up the second day of the Budget Debate for the Opposition and accuses the Government of using the budget for political purposes rather than for the good of the UK economy.
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