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Ministerial statement on Monday, 29 November 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Sassoon.


Autumn Forecast

Lords statement on the Office for Budget Responsibility's first Autumn Forecast (Cm 7979).


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
722 c1283-97 
Session
2010-12
Department
Treasury
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Related items
Economic and fiscal outlook November 2010.
Monday, 29 November 2010
Command papers
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1293-4 (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful to my noble friend. I can confirm the figures that he quoted. The relevance is th...
Lord Deben | 722 c1295 (Link to this contribution) Will my noble friend not allow the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, to get away with the idea that this yea...
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Lord Sassoon | 722 c1294-5 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend for pointing out the changed direction of travel since the new Gove...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1295 (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful to my noble friend; his analysis is absolutely right.
Lord Myners | 722 c1295 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the establishment of the Office for Budget Responsibility and the independent co...
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 722 c1297 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, while enjoying the historical intervention of the noble Lord, Lord Soley, does my noble fr...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1296-7 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend for pointing out the huge success of the pharmaceutical and biophar...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1297 (Link to this contribution) Well, I have now been reminded. I was not quite around at the time, but I am very grateful to my nob...
Lord Hamilton of Epsom | 722 c1296 (Link to this contribution) Does my noble friend the Minister accept that one of the critical things that it was important for t...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1295-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is always good to have the noble Lord, Lord Myners, present. I do not suppose that his ...
Lord Ryder of Wensum | 722 c1296 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in welcoming the Statement, I declare an interest as the chairman of the Institute of Canc...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1296 (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful to my noble friend. I absolutely share his view both on the depressing scenarios ...
Lord Liddle | 722 c1297 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the noble Lord agree that, while any progress in rebalancing the economy is welcome, ...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1297 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would rather stick by the forecast of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility t...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1293 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, earlier on I thought I heard the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, describe 2010 as the year of La...
Lord Eatwell | 722 c1288-91 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for repeating the Statement made by the Chancellor of the ...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1283-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I should like to repeat a Statement made by my right honourab...
Lord Higgins | 722 c1292 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can my noble friend confirm the rather surprising and welcome news that, despite all the c...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1291-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is always depressing to come back to face the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, with his perpet...
Lord Soley | 722 c1292-3 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord might consider recommending to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that this Statement be...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1292 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend for pointing out that growth is expected by the OBR to continue to ...
Lord Newby | 722 c1293 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister confirm that, at the end of this period, with job losses in the public se...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1294 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, forgive me but which of the questions of the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, are we talking abou...
Lord Campbell-Savours | 722 c1294 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, what did the noble Lord mean when he said ““in principle”” in regard to the question of th...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1294 (Link to this contribution) I, indeed, read some of the newspapers over the weekend with interest, but the forecasts have been h...
Lord Turnbull | 722 c1294 (Link to this contribution) Can the Minister explain how the results of the main findings of this report were extensively report...
Lord Naseby | 722 c1294 (Link to this contribution) Is my noble friend aware that listening to the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, reminds me of Cambridge in ...
Lord Sassoon | 722 c1294 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, forgive me, I should have pointed out that the details of the package are still subject to...
Lord Eatwell | 722 c1294 (Link to this contribution) It was the point about assistance to Ireland—I believe that the relevant figure is £3.25 billion—bei...
Subjects
Business Corporation tax Borrowing Fiscal policy Economic situation Economic and monetary union International Monetary Fund Economic growth Inflation EU grants and loans Forecasts Public sector Patents Redundancy Public finance Public sector debt Republic of Ireland Unemployment GlaxoSmithKline Foreign loans Office for Budget Responsibility Overseas loans
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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