. >> robert flello. >> i would like to associate myself and my constituents with the prime minister'semarks about our brave staff, not just in the embassy in kabul but, of course, across the world in very dangerous places. the prime minister promised to balance the books by 2015 and to cut the debt. despite punishing the poorest with cuts, the deficit has barely been touched, and borrowing has been greater in the last four years than it was in the previous 13. does this country not desperately need a labour government? >> we have got the deficit down by a third because we have taken tough and difficult decision after tough and difficult decision, and they have all got one thing in common: each and every decision was opposed by party opposite. >> mr. richard bacon. >> on monday morning at norwich research park, i thought i heard the sound of a cuckoo, which was remarkable since we have not even reached christmas, let alone spring. does the prime minister agree that this may be further evidence of the strength of our long-term economic plan? >> i was delighted to meet my honored friend