Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Hammond of Runnymede and Luke Hall

Tuesday 6th November 2018 Commons Chamber

[Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate) (Con)]

T7. Does the Budget not demonstrate that we have turned around the economic catastrophe left to us by the Labour party to deliver billions of pounds for public services, and tax cuts for millions of people up and down this country?

[Mr Philip Hammond]

Yes, my hon. Friend is right. The Government have delivered eight straight years of economic growth, over 3.3 million more people in work, and higher employment in every region and nation of the United Kingdom. Wages are growing at their fastest pace in almost a decade, and the deficit is down by well over four fifths. In the Budget, we have gone further, cutting taxes and funding our vital public services.