Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Electoral Commission Committee – in the House of Commons at 3:52 pm on 22 June 2010.

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Photo of Chris Leslie Chris Leslie Labour, Nottingham East 3:52, 22 June 2010

I disagree. I think it is possible to deal with the structural and cyclical deficits through pro-growth strategy. The fact that the Government's so-called independent Office for Budget Responsibility has downgraded the growth forecast as a result of measures in the Budget shows that even it has had to admit that there are dangers in their strategy. I hope that they are absolutely confident about this-they seem to be-although I detect that a few Government Members may have doubts and questions in the evening when they are looking at the measures that will be introduced. I hope that they will look at them line by line, and not just hold their noses and vote regardless, especially Liberal Democrat Members.