Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 3 November 2009.
Liam Byrne
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2:30,
3 November 2009
Bringing forward capital spending is part of a response to the recession that is now supporting up to half a million jobs, helping 300,000 people stay in their homes and helping 150,000 businesses with their cash flow. We forecast that these measures will return us to growth by the end of the year.