I presume that the hon. Gentleman is aware that when Harold Macmillan was Chancellor of the Exchequer, the national debt was double what it is now. Even though it has doubled in the past 10 years, it was double the current figure as a proportion of GDP, and the economy was growing even faster and productivity was even higher.
The Government’s Productivity Plan
Proceeding contribution from
George Kerevan
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 February 2017.
It occurred during Estimates day on The Government’s Productivity Plan.
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