Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 10:12 am on 11 July 2017.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ryan. I congratulate Mr Harper on securing this debate. It was somewhat mischievous of him to comment on one side of the Chamber being empty—interestingly, the Government side was empty last week when we were debating WASPI women.
For far too long, balancing the public finances has generally been done on the backs of the poorest and most vulnerable in our society.