Lord Walney
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(13 years, 9 months ago)
Commons ChamberIreland had over-leveraged banks, and they were poorly regulated. We are all picking up the pieces of something similar in the UK.
Given the stark consequences of Ireland’s failure to grow, will the Chancellor assure the House that he has not downgraded his commitment to a White Paper on growth in Britain?
I am absolutely committed to setting out our growth policies—[Interruption.] Perhaps I could make the observation that I did not think that today, given the other things that are going on, would be a particularly good day for the House to discuss an economic paper from the Government. I thought it better to take the time to explain what is happening in Ireland and what we are doing to assist it.