Jacob Rees-Mogg
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(11 years ago)
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Mr Duncan Smith
I have heard what the Scottish National party has said. All I would say is that it is in complete denial about the cost of welfare and pensions. The reality is that it will not be able to afford the pensions bill with Scotland’s demographic make-up, and welfare alone will cost it a large amount of money. I do not know where it thinks it will get the money from if Scotland breaks free from the United Kingdom.
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset) (Con)
The people of Somerset think that it is the mark of a statesman to take a deliberative and intelligent approach to these problems, and not to rush the process in a typical socialist fashion. I wonder whether my right hon. Friend agrees with me that his critics have forgotten to read their Bible and do not remember the line on motes and beams. Although there may be the tiniest specks in his proposals, there was a veritable forest in their IT suggestions.
Mr Duncan Smith
I always do my level best to agree with my hon. Friend. He talks common sense whenever he rises to his feet and today is no different.