Welfare Reform and Incapacity Benefit

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:36 pm on 22 November 2005.

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Photo of Edward Balls Edward Balls Labour, Normanton 4:36, 22 November 2005

In 1997, the Government introduced the new deal, which has reduced unemployment in my constituency by 80 per cent. and helped 550 single parents into work. Why does the right hon. and learned Gentleman want to abolish the new deal? Is that a coherent policy?