Autumn Statement

Part of Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 12:05 pm on 5 December 2013.

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Photo of Paul Uppal Paul Uppal Conservative, Wolverhampton South West 12:05, 5 December 2013

When I first came to this place, one issue I raised with my right hon. Friend was the importance of urging the Government always to take a long-term rather than a short-term view. In that spirit, does the Chancellor agree that the real and true economic measure of any Government—and of any future Government—is the economic legacy they bequeath to their children and grandchildren?