Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What assessment he has made of trends in the number of in-work households living in poverty.”
Tabled: 11 December 2017Answered: 18 December 2017
Asked by
Chris Elmore
Labour — Bridgend
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves)
In the autumn I took the decisions to put our public finances back on a firm footing. The most recent GDP data showed that the economy grew by 0.4% in the final month of last year. As I have said on many occasions, our fiscal rules are non-negotiable. The Conservative party sent mortgage rates and business borrowing costs spiralling; we have returned stability to the public finances to give families and businesses the stability that they need.