Finance (No. 2) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 8:26 pm on 11 April 2016.

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Photo of Seema Malhotra Seema Malhotra Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 8:26, 11 April 2016

The hon. Gentleman certainly does not seem to have the same sort of direct conversations as I do with businesses. This is a question of choices and timing. They also raise the issue of housing, which affects the stability of their workforce, and of infrastructure investment, which affects access and their opportunities to grow. Investment is also required to support the scale-up of their businesses through developing skills. There is a whole host of issues. This is also about judgment, timing and what would be most effective in increasing our productivity.