Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 8 February 2024Answered: 20 February 2024

Asked by

Sir Edward Leigh

ConservativeGainsborough

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Darren Jones)

We plan to raise living standards by boosting economic growth to put more money in people’s pockets, and by developing a comprehensive strategy on child poverty to give every child the best start in life. Already, the independent Office for Budget Responsibility estimates that living standards will increase during this Parliament, at more than double the pace observed in the previous Parliament.