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Debate between Jackie Doyle-Price and David Gauke
Tuesday 9th December 2014
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Mr Gauke
The answer to increasing wage growth is not just to observe that it would be nice if wages went up but to have no policies to do that. If we want wage growth, we need investment in the UK, which we are getting. We want more people in jobs, and a record number of people are in jobs. We want to improve our training and education system, and record numbers of people are taking up apprenticeships. We want to improve our transport infrastructure, and the Government have committed to the biggest road building programme since the 1970s. If we want wage growth, we must stick to the long-term economic plan.
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (Con)
7. What recent estimate he has made of the level of employment.