§ Mr. TraceyTo ask the Prime Minister if he will list the policy objectives of the Government which have been fulfilled since the general election of 1992.
§ The Prime MinisterAmong the more important objectives fulfilled since the last general election have been getting inflation down and keeping it down so that it now stands at 1.4 per cent., the lowest level for 26 years; the continuing fall in unemployment, for the eighth month running this year; the achievement of a successful GATT deal which will benefit industry and consumers alike; the continuing rise in retail sales and manufacturing output; reforms of the education system to provide children with a better education and a wider choice of qualifications and parents with more information; an intensified fight against crime; the continuing progress with the citizens charter, with resulting improvements in public services; and further progress with NHS reforms and an increase in the number of patients treated.