Treasury Chief Secretary makes public spending statement
18 June 2010
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander MP, made a statement to the House of Commons on 17 June 2010 on the Treasury's review of public spending commitments
- Video and Audio: Public Spending
- Commons Hansard: Public Spending
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