IEA/FEG Growth Forum

The Institute of Economic Affairs and the Free Enterprise Group hosted the Growth Forum at the Institute of Economic Affairs to look at the central question of politics today: the growth challenge. At the Growth Forum MPs and independent experts came together to look at how to improve infrastructure and education, reduce taxes and regulation, and reform public services.

The topics were:

The Growth Challenge - Sajid Javid MP

Infrastructure

·         Matthew Sinclair (TaxPayers’ Alliance)

·         Kwasi Kwarteng MP

·         Sam Gyimah MP

·         Andrew Sentance CBE (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Job Creation and Education

·         Len Shackleton (Buckingham University)

·         Elizabeth Truss MP

·         Priti Patel MP

·         David Rutley MP

Spending and Tax

·         Graeme Leach (IoD)

·         Allister Heath (City A.M.)

·         Andrew Tyrie MP

·         David Ruffley MP

Whitehall and Public Service Reform

·         Nick Bosanquet (Imperial College London)

·         Philip Booth (Institute of Economic Affairs)

·         Chris Skidmore MP

·         Richard Wellings (Institute of Economic Affairs)