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Proceeding contribution from Doug Henderson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 April 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Finance Bill.

Finance Bill

I am also a bit of an anorak on football goal averages, so I am always happy to look at statistics. I want to take time to reflect on the hon. Lady’s particular points, but in 1997 we came bottom among the G7 countries for growth, whereas in the last year for which figures are available we were second only to the United States. A longish to medium-term analysis of the past 10 years demonstrates significant, sustained growth in the British economy. That may have just fallen out of the sky—some would allege that that is the case—but I think that there are more fundamental reasons why that has taken place.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
459 c672 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Crime Agriculture Aviation Business Corporation tax Climate change Buildings Bureaucracy Capital allowances Fraud Housing Education Environment Investment Income tax Energy Electricity generation Economic situation Floods Inflation Pensions Olympic Games Passengers Petrol Partnerships Pension funds Small businesses Regional planning and development Tax allowances Tax avoidance Taxation Research Tax rates and bands Rural areas Off-payroll working
Legislation
Finance Bill 2006-07
Link
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