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But if we look at what the Government are trying to do, they are getting spending down from 47.4% of GDP to about 40% of GDP. We know from our history that about 40% of GDP is a sustainable level of Government spending. It is a level that I personally would like to see reduced further, but it is none the less a level that has been consistently affordable over the long run, certainly going back to ...
22 April 2013
#14001
266
Ayes
218
Noes
48
Majority
PASS
Result
Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON Conservative | 175 | 4 | 0 | 179 |
| LAB Labour | 2 | 164 | 0 | 166 |
| UNK Unknown | 27 | 20 | 0 | 47 |
| LD Liberal Democrat | 36 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| IND Independent | 14 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| SCO Scottish National Party | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| THE The Independent Group for Change | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| DUP Democratic Unionist Party | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| PC Plaid Cymru | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| REF Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GRN Green Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WOR Workers Party of Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LAB Social Democratic & Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |