Lord Davies of Oldham
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(14 years, 5 months ago)
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Lord De Mauley
My Lords, I agree with my noble friend. I am convinced that there are substantial increases in productivity to be made, despite making these cuts.
Lord Davies of Oldham
My Lords, the Minister has not been his usual frank self in responding to the question about front-line services, which are crucial to this debate. Nor has he been frank when he maintains that introducing cuts at this stage may not do irretrievable damage to the economy with a double-dip recession. After all, his party argued that in the general election and did not achieve a majority, while two other parties—the Liberal Democrat party included—argued the danger to the economy of cuts at this point. Why, therefore, is he persisting with this position?
Lord De Mauley
My Lords, the Government believe that the line they are taking is the right one to achieve the best results for the country.