§ 10. Mr. Oramasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the average annual growth of the United Kingdom's gross national product at constant prices since 1951.
§ Mr. OramIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that, according to United Nations statistics recently published, that figure compares most unfavourably with those of other Western countries, being only about one-third as good as Western Germany, for instance, and half as good as most other countries? Is that not a melancholy result of the Government's economic policy over the years?
Mr. AmoryI cannot feel that it is. Before one accepts the relevance of this comparison one has* to compare the starting points in each case.