Business of the House

I forbore repeating myself in response to the previous question from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare (John Penrose), but on this occasion I shall repeat what I said earlier in response to the shadow Leader of the House. The British economy is in a good position to weather the difficult storm arising from international financial turbulence. Opposition Members must think very carefully about whether it is really their job to talk down confidence in the British economy. We think that we remain in a strong position. The hon. Gentleman should support the high levels of employment in his constituency, and the endeavours of businesses there, by not misrepresenting the state of the economy.