Margaret Hodge Quotes

• We are not accusing you of being illegal, we are accusing you of being immoral.

  Margaret Hodge

  Accusing, Illegal, Immoral

  Oral Evidence before the Public Accounts Committee, publications.parliament.uk. November 12, 2012.

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• Migration is a feature of globalisation. You can’t stop it; so every time a political party says it is going to be tough on immigration, it fails to deliver and loses trust.

  Margaret Hodge

  Party, Political, Immigration

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• For me it's not a question of whether we should intrude in family life, but how and when.

  Margaret Hodge

  Should, Family Life

  "Hodge stresses state's role in family life". www.theguardian.com. November 26, 2004.

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• Government must guard against quasi-monopoly suppliers becoming too important to fail, and encourage competition through, for example, splitting up contracts to encourage (smaller businesses) to bid for work.

  Margaret Hodge

  Government, Competition, Important

  "Parliamentary watchdog: too often private sector contractors' ethical standards found wanting". www.opendemocracy.net. December 10, 2014.

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• Members of the public would be forgiven for thinking that it is MPs who are lazy and that it is parliament that is failing to provide good value for money.

  Margaret Hodge

  Thinking, Mps, Lazy

  "MPs look lazy with short parliamentary hours, says Margaret Hodge" by Rajeev Syal, www.theguardian.com. April 21, 2013.

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