HC Deb 10 December 1997 vol 302 cc559-60W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the medium-term trend rate of growth of the economy. [19956]

Mr. Darling

The recent Pre-Budget Report (Cm 3804) sets out some of the key elements of the Government's approach to raising the trend rate of growth of the economy. Appendix A of the report includes a separate section on trend growth (paragraphs A08–A16).