Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 4 March 2020Answered: 10 March 2020
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
In March, the Office for Budget Responsibility published its official forecast, predicting that at the end of the current Parliament, in 2029-30, UK welfare spending will be about £390 billion. The OBR will update that forecast in the Budget, which will take place on Wednesday fortnight.