Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of economic inactivity due to ill health.”
Tabled: 30 January 2024Answered: 5 February 2024
Asked by
Andrew Western
Labour — Stretford and Urmston
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Deputy Prime Minister
I know where the right hon. Gentleman is trying to go with this. While it is tempting— [Interruption.] What I will say to the right hon. Gentleman is that in the last four months our Chancellor has shown more competence than the last four Chancellors that were appointed by his Government.