Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons am 2:30 pm ar 16 Mawrth 2010.
I thank the Minister for his conclusive answer. With a Budget deficit higher than that of the Greeks, is it not a matter of some embarrassment to the Government that after 13 years of their being responsible for the economy, serious figures, from the CBI, to the Bank of England, to credit rating agencies, are raising questions about this country's credit rating in the manner of some disreputable pyramid scheme salesman who has finally been caught out?