Office for Budget Responsibility Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Office for Budget Responsibility

Lord Strathclyde Excerpts
Tuesday 6th July 2010

(14 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Grabiner Portrait Lord Grabiner
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My Lords—

Lord Strathclyde Portrait Lord Strathclyde
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I really do think that it is time to hear from a Conservative Back-Bencher.

Lord Ryder of Wensum Portrait Lord Ryder of Wensum
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My Lords, is my noble friend aware that in nine out of the past 10 years Treasury forecasts for growth exceeded the actual growth levels? Is he therefore not entirely entitled to review the process by which government statistics are worked out?