Spring Statement

Imran Hussain Excerpts

Wednesday 13th March 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hammond]

As I have said many times, the most important thing for under-25s is to ensure that they get into the workforce and establish a pattern of work.

[Imran Hussain (Bradford East) (Lab)]

Almost half the children living in my constituency are living in poverty as a direct result of the Chancellor’s ideological austerity agenda. Why is the stain of rising child poverty not enough for him to act today?

[Mr Hammond]

There is nothing ideological about getting a deficit down from £150 billion a year to enable us to fund our public services sustainably in future.