It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West (Paul Uppal). He asked us about the debt to GDP percentage ratio. Looking at the 1996-97 financial year, after 10 years of a Labour Government we not only had a lower debt to GDP percentage ratio, but our deficit was lower.
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
Proceeding contribution from
Jonathan Reynolds
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 March 2013.
It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation.
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