As I said, it is a bit rich for Conservatives who are pro-austerity—a decade and a half of austerity—to come here and complain about the impact that austerity has on services.

In that context, we have prioritised funding for the enterprise agencies to the extent that we possibly can. The budget allocates more than £307 million to enterprise agencies. If the Conservatives wish to see a change, they are more than welcome to suggest cuts for elsewhere in the budget—or, even better, to persuade their colleagues at Westminster to stop the cuts at source.