Urgent question on Budget leak inquiry
23 March 2012 (updated on 23 March 2012)
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, responded to an urgent question asked by Chris Leslie, Shadow Treasury Minister in the House of Commons on Thursday 22 March on whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer will instigate a Budget leak inquiry.
Budget 2012
The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his third Budget on Wednesday 21 March. Full details can be found in the Budget 2012 statement news story.
Watch and read the urgent question and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on Budget in the Topics and News sections.
- Parliament TV: Urgent question on Budget leak inquiry
- Commons Hansard: Urgent question on Budget leak inquiry
- Topics: Public expenditure
- Parliamentary news: Budget
Urgent questions
Urgent questions are asked at the end of Question Time. If something has happened, normally a matter of public importance, which an MP believes requires an immediate answer from a government minister, they may apply to the Speaker to ask an urgent question.
If the Speaker agrees, the question will be asked at the end of Question Time.