Budget Changes Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Budget Changes

David Rutley Excerpts
Monday 21st March 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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If the hon. Gentleman is worried about black holes in the public finances, he really ought to have a word with his own Front Benchers.

David Rutley Portrait David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con)
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Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government’s positive track record of tackling unemployment and creating apprenticeships clearly demonstrates their commitment not only to enterprise but to improving life chances?

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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The Government’s record is that, again and again, we have taken steps to improve the life chances of the British people. It also helps, in the long term, the life chances of the British people to have public finances under control. Only a Conservative Government will deliver that.