Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation Debate

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Stephen Pound

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Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

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Wednesday 20th March 2013

(11 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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My hon. Friend is right. I shall not give him the response to the endogenous growth of the right hon. Member for Morley and Outwood (Ed Balls) that Michael Heseltine gave at one party conference, which my hon. Friend might remember, but—

Stephen Pound Portrait Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab)
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“It’s not Brown.”

David Davis Portrait Mr Davis
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Exactly.

The simple truth is that this is a blinding glimpse of the obvious in many respects. But this is not impossible to put right. Other countries managed to get back to a 3% growth rate, or thereabouts, so it can be done.