Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

Andrew Griffiths Excerpts
Tuesday 22nd March 2016

(8 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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Mr Speaker—

Andrew Griffiths Portrait Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con)
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Will my right hon. Friend give way?

George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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Of course.

Andrew Griffiths Portrait Andrew Griffiths
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Will the Chancellor confirm to the House that this Government are spending £2 billion more on support for the disabled, that inequality is at its lowest rate for 25 years according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies and that there are 2 million more people in work thanks to this Government? Is that not what we are doing for the vulnerable?

George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right: more people in work, reduced inequality, reduced poverty, more disabled people in work and, by the way, we got in a freeze on beer duty as well.