§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Lincoln (Mr. Carlisle) Official Report, 26 January, c. 324, why he considers that changes in gross domestic product over long periods of time have to be reviewed against changes in population.
§ Mr. BrittanIf one wishes to use growth in the gross domestic product as an indicator of the change in standards of living between one country and another, account needs to be taken of changes in the size of populations.