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Proceeding contribution from Alun Cairns (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 30 March 2011. It occurred during Grand Committee proceedings (HC) on The Budget.


The Budget

It is easy to cherry-pick individual projects, but do we not need to consider the totality? If we examine the data—the gross value added, the gross domestic product or whatever measure we want to use—we see that Wales is the poorest part of the United Kingdom. That is our inheritance. Although the hon. Member for Vale of Clwyd picks out individual projects that might well be successful—we are happy to back those—the totality means that Wales is still the poorest part of the United Kingdom.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
WGC c49 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons Grand Committees
Subjects
Business Economic policy Public expenditure Wales Taxation Enterprise zones Budget March 2011
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk