Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Jun 2015 Productivity
"I am going to address that point.
The much-vaunted recent growth has brought us back only to a certain point. When judged against nations smaller in population size—those with between 3 million and 10 million people—the sluggishness of UK plc is laid bare for all to see. Sweden’s productivity is …..." Michelle Thomson - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but he is, quite frankly, wrong. I shall also cover that point later in my speech.
The sad fact is that the recent growth in UK GDP has been driven not by increased productivity and not by a focus on increased investment …..." Michelle Thomson - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comment, but I would point out that that we did not make the steel in Scotland and that it was a decision of the Scottish Government, not the Scottish Executive.
"I thank my hon. Friend for his comments. I absolutely agree with them, and I am going to cover that issue further in my remarks.
We must equip our people, who live in and give to Scotland, with the skills— supporting them with free university education—the health, the ambition and …..." Michelle Thomson - View Speech
"Of course I welcome those things. What I am suggesting is that we can do much better and that we have the ambition in Scotland. I hear a lot of talk, but not enough about substantive ambition. We need to do a lot more and we in Scotland are ready …..." Michelle Thomson - View Speech