Budget Changes Debate

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Chris Philp

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European Council
Monday 21st March 2016

(8 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Will the Financial Secretary confirm that spending on disability payments has increased by £2 billion over the past five years and will increase by a further £1 billion over the coming five years?

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Actually, the figure is slightly more than that over the past five years. Disability spending has risen significantly under this Government, even though we inherited the largest deficit in our peacetime history.

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