John Glen corrected the Commons record on Household Debt

9 October 2018 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Treasury

The words were spoken in the Commons on 11 September 2018. The correction was made by letter from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, the hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen), and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 9 October 2018. The figure 4.6 in the original became 3.4 in the correction, lower by 1.2. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.

The question

British families are currently spending considerably more than their disposable income and, as a consequence, debt levels in relation to income are rising back to crisis levels. At the same time, France and Germany have big savings surpluses. Which is the most sustainable of the two options?

Original and corrected words

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The correction in Hansard.

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