Spending Review and Autumn Statement

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 1:38 pm on 25 November 2015.

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Photo of Chris Leslie Chris Leslie Labour/Co-operative, Nottingham East 1:38, 25 November 2015

I am more interested in the wisdom contained in the big Blue Book from the OBR, page 6 of which says that

“the cost of the tax credit reversal is more than offset by cuts to a variety of other benefits” but in later years. Will the Chancellor confirm that he has delayed the effective changes in tax credits, not U-turned on them? Page 24 of that book states that

“the terms of the welfare cap are set to be breached in three successive years”.

Will he at least have the guts to send a Treasury Minister, preferably himself, each time—each year—to explain why he has failed his own test?