Tony Baldry
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(13 years, 3 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
My understanding is that we inherited a plan that was actually phasing out support for the Remploy workers. That is actually what we inherited. [Hon. Members: “No.”] I will get back to the right hon. Lady if that is not correct, but we will do everything we can to try to support and help into work people who are disabled. That is exactly what the new benefits system and the new Work programme will be all about.
Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con)
Q9. Would my right hon. Friend describe the biggest structural deficit in the G7 as a golden economic inheritance?
The Prime Minister
I certainly would not, and my hon. Friend makes an extremely good point, which is that at the weekend the shadow Chancellor stated boldly that there was no structural deficit when Labour left office, even though—