I would be delighted to confirm that. When we took office in 2010, the deficit was the largest in our peacetime history, at well over 10%. It has more than halved over the past five years and will be eliminated during this Parliament.
European Union (Finance) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Harriett Baldwin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 11 June 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union (Finance) Bill.
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