Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

Andrew Griffiths Excerpts

Tuesday 22nd March 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Osborne]

Mr Speaker—

[Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con)]

Will my right hon. Friend give way?

[Mr Osborne]

Of course.

[Andrew Griffiths]

Will the Chancellor confirm to the House that this Government are spending £2 billion more on support for the disabled, that inequality is at its lowest rate for 25 years according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies and that there are 2 million more people in work thanks to this Government? Is that not what we are doing for the vulnerable?

[Mr Osborne]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right: more people in work, reduced inequality, reduced poverty, more disabled people in work and, by the way, we got in a freeze on beer duty as well.