Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Stephen Metcalfe

Tuesday 29th January 2019 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

My hon. Friend makes a good point. The borderlands deal is an important way of stimulating growth across the border area, although it would also help if the Scottish National party Government followed through in Scotland on things such as the tax cuts we have introduced elsewhere in the UK.

[Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con)]

7. What progress his Department has made on reducing the deficit since 2010.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Stephen Metcalfe

Tuesday 18th July 2017 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con)]

T5. Will my right hon. Friend, for the benefit of the House, confirm the cost to the economy of cancelling student debt, say whether that is affordable and explain what effect it would have on the work we have done to reduce the deficit?

[The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss)]

As the Labour party admits, cancelling student debt would cost £100 billion. The Opposition made that reckless promise, which would see the debt soar, during the election campaign, but now they say it is just an “ambition”. Are they going to say sorry to the people they made their promise to, and are they going to say sorry to the British public for threatening to bankrupt the economy?