HC Deb 06 November 1997 vol 300 c259W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the date on which he intends to present the Budget in 1998. [13285]

Mr. Gordon Brown

I will present the Budget Statement in the Spring. I will make an announcement of the date in due course.

Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date he plans to publish his consultative paper on the 1998 Budget; and if he will make a statement. [13289]

Mr. Gordon Brown

I refer to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for East Ham (Mr. Timms) on 30 October 1997,Official Report, column 884.