Spring Statement Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Spring Statement

Imran Hussain Excerpts
Wednesday 13th March 2019

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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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 Portrait Imran Hussain (Bradford East) (Lab)
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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?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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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.