Oral Answers to Questions

Angela Eagle Excerpts

Tuesday 13th July 2010 Commons Chamber

[Danny Alexander]

Businesses in rural areas will have the opportunity to benefit from the regional growth fund that we are establishing and which will help to support business growth in the regions of the country, particular those areas where dependence on public sector employment is greatest. Also, new businesses in rural areas will benefit from the cut we have announced in national insurance for new employees in new businesses.

[Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab)]

Is the Chief Secretary aware that, as part of the growth drive, the Treasury has set up a spending challenge website asking for ideas and assistance for the future, and that it is currently featuring issues such as sterilising the poor; reopening the workhouses; asking single parents who cannot finance their children to terminate the pregnancy; benefit claimants to work in sweatshops; and immigrants to be moved out of cities? Is he happy that such racist and offensive drivel is being hosted by one of his websites, and will he give the House an undertaking that the site will be moderated and that this stuff will be removed immediately?

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I know that the right hon. Gentleman, in answering the question, will focus his remarks on the June 2010 Budget.