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Comprehensive Spending Review

No, I am reaching the end of my remarks now. On a UK level, the latest growth figures fly in the face of most predictions and are a vindication of the decisions that we took to cut £6.2 billion-worth of spending this year and of the measures that we announced in the June Budget. The economy grew in the most recent quarter at its fastest third-quarter rate for a decade, which underpinned confidence in our economy and in the Government’s economic policies, so that we can look positively to the future. The Office for Budget Responsibility forecast shows that Britain’s economic recovery is on track and the Government are on course to balance the books.