HL Deb 13 December 1999 vol 608 c13WA
Lord Shore of Stepney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the frequent references made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to his golden rule and the economic cycle, when the current cycle began; and for how many years the economic cycle will last. [HL197]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The expected cyclical path for the economy was set out in Chart A3 on p.125 of the recent Pre-Budget Report, and in Box A3, p.132 of the March Budget document.