David Rutley
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(11 years, 5 months ago)
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Mr Osborne
I think good local councils can manage the ask we are making of them. Is the hon. Gentleman complaining? The Labour party has not made it clear whether or not it supports this total mandatory expenditure, so the Opposition cannot really complain about individual cuts unless they tell us whether they would make other cuts, and so far I have not heard of any.
David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con)
Is not the main message from today’s statement that more can be done for less? Do we not need to move forward on that because of the mess left by Labour?
Mr Osborne
My hon. Friend is right: one of the central principles is that we can deliver more for less. Ultimately, we should not have to choose between public services we can afford and public services that deliver for people. We need both.