 | 'Every Government department is scrutinising its spending plans in detail and asking how that spending contributes to our objectives. And it will ask itself at each and every stage if the money could be spent elsewhere more effectively. Alistair Darling on Government spending cuts, 23 rd November 1997. |  |
| MP | Constituency | Party | Logo | Born |
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| Rt Hon Alistair Maclean Darling | Edinburgh Central | Labour |  | 1953 |
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| Labour MP for Edinburgh Central 1987- | ||||
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| May 1997 - July 1998: Chief Secretary to the Treasury July 1998 -: Secretary of State for Social Security | ||||
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