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Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (22 Mar 2004)

Mr David Ruffley: ...will be asking a basic question. They will want to know whether, for all the money that has been put into our important core public services, there has been a material improvement so that they can say, "Our local schools, hospitals, support services for pensioners and the local police force are better." I do not think that they will be able to answer that question in the affirmative. We...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (14 Apr 2003)

Mr David Ruffley: ...more bureaucrats than beds and five times more managers per nurse than in the private sector. A 20 per cent. funding increase since 1999–2000 has been accompanied by a 1.6 per cent. increase in hospital activity. Of the extra £5 billion spent after 2000–01, 80 per cent. went into higher drugs prescribing and higher salaries. Less than 10 per cent. went into expanding...

Public Expenditure (23 Jul 2002)

Mr David Ruffley: ...the pipeline for this Parliament over and above that which was announced in the comprehensive spending review. We know that for one simple reason. Next year, the increase for transport, schools and hospitals is a whacking 7 per cent., but it is front-end loaded. We are invited to believe that, in the second and third years of the spending review, the rate of spending will decelerate....

Public Expenditure (23 Jul 2002)

Mr David Ruffley: ...has attempted to raise productivity and activity rates in the public services, has got virtually nowhere, despite the Herculean efforts of many of the dedicated public servants in our schools and hospitals, for example. I include the nurses, doctors and support staff and everyone else in the caring professions. Has the money that the Government have devolved been properly spent so far?...