The Growth Plan Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

The Growth Plan

Jerome Mayhew Excerpts
Friday 23rd September 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jerome Mayhew Portrait Jerome Mayhew (Broadland) (Con)
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Without growth, government just becomes an exercise in rearranging the deck chairs, so I absolutely welcome this unashamed focus on growth. As my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer) said, it is a vote of confidence in the future of our country. Let us look at the western link road in my constituency. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the decision to accelerate that project is exactly the kind of enabling infrastructure and investment that helps local communities and unlocks local economic growth?

Kwasi Kwarteng Portrait Kwasi Kwarteng
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. By accelerating infrastructure projects, we can generate economic growth, generate achievement, enthuse the supply chain and get Britain moving again.