east and saddleworth by-election for 13 january, thus denying the good people of oldham a politicianree christmas and new year? is that unseemly haste over the festive season a cynical attempt by the government to avoid the wrath of the public and especially students on tuition fees, school cuts and police cuts? >> we have got the message. the prime minister can give an answer. >> do i gather that the opposition are frightened of having an election? i would put the question the other way: why should the people of that constituency put up with not having a member of parliament, and what have you lot got to be frightened of? >> will the prime minister outline to the house the steps that the government are taking to cut through the legacy of red tape and bureaucracy that we inherited from the previous government in order to deliver real value-for-money front-line services? >> there is no doubt that regulation has got out of control in this country. that is why my right honorable friend the business secretary is introducing a new one-in, one-out rule-so that any time the government want