he will be greatly missed, and we send our condolences to his wife wyn, his children and his family.> hewar, hear. >> this morning, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> mr burns. >> i am sure the house will want to be associated with my right hon. friend's comments. in particular, paul goggins was a good and decent man, and i know that he will be sorely missed on both sides of the house. >> hear, hear. >> yesterday, the british chambers of commerce found that manufacturing exports and services were growing strongly. does my right hon. friend agree that this shows that, even though more work needs to be done, it is crucial that the government stick to their long- term economic plan? >> i thank my right hon. friend for his comments, including those about paul goggins. it is a welcome report from the british chambers of commerce, but there is still a lot more work to do. we must continue to reduce the deficit, create economic growth and get more people into work. there should