My hon. Friend will have noted that in Scotland recently, construction output has fallen by 2.3%. What contribution does he think the cut by John Swinney, the Scottish Government's Finance Minister—a reduction in capital spending that is two and a half times faster than this Chancellor's—has made to that slump?
The Economy
Proceeding contribution from
William Bain
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 December 2011.
It occurred during Debate on The Economy.
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