division_name: Opposition Day &#8212; [2nd Allotted Day] &#8212; Productivity
motion: <p class="" pid="b.381.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="b.381.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House notes that UK economic productivity has been stagnating for several years with productivity growth the second worst of the G7 countries; recognises that supporting business to improve output efficiency and enhanced productivity is the best route to higher living standards and in turn is crucial for the health of the public finances; regrets that the Chancellor failed to address productivity in his March Budget speech; urges the Government to ask the Office for Budget Responsibility to report on the impact on productivity of the options likely to be considered in the forthcoming Spending Review; and believes that decisions on reducing public service expenditure must take into account their impact on productivity performance.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.428.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes">Question put.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.428.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.428.2/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 260, Noes 320.</p>