Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent change there has been in the average wage of UK workers.

As the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies has made clear, living standards and real wages have been squeezed as a direct and delayed consequence of the 2008 recession.

The only sustainable way to raise living standards is to tackle the country’s economic problems head on and build an economy where those who aspire to work hard and do the right thing are rewarded. We appreciate that times are tough and budgets are squeezed, and that is why we have taken continued action to help with the cost of living.