Finance (No. 2) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 6:48 pm on 11 October 2010.

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Photo of Alec Shelbrooke Alec Shelbrooke Conservative, Elmet and Rothwell 6:48, 11 October 2010

I should like to expand on my hon. Friend's point about the national debt. Is it not true that the size of personal debt in this country, which was encouraged with a quiet wink by the previous Government, has also held back our ability to recover from the recession?