Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What steps her Department is taking to support pensioners to manage the increase in the cost of living.”
Tabled: 15 March 2022Answered: 21 March 2022
Asked by
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves)
The previous Government left a £22 billion black hole in the public finances, and in the Budget last year I had to take urgent action to ensure our public finances were on a firm footing and to properly fund our public services, including a £29 billion investment every year in our national health service. The Opposition cannot support more investment in our public services unless they support the tax changes to pay for it.