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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 7 May 2014.

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Photo of David Cameron David Cameron The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party 11:30, 7 May 2014

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for what she says, because for the first time in almost a decade all three main sectors of the economy—manufacturing, services and construction—have grown by at least 3% over the past year. That is further evidence that the economic plan is working. Manufacturing is important in itself and it is also important because so much of it is tradeable. We want to see Britain export more, make more and invest more. The moves made by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor in the Budget in terms of investment allowances and backing UK Trade & Investment are dedicated to that angle. As I said earlier, we must also remain an open economy, which will encourage people to invest in our manufacturing base.