Proceeding contribution from Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 September 2010. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
Business of the House
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions gave evidence to the Select Committee at length yesterday, and he dealt with those issues then. We also heard a statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer about welfare reform on Monday. The position is that some 30% of public expenditure is on welfare, and there is no way we can balance the books without examining that. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has recognised that he will have to make some savings in his budget, and the House will have to await the outcome of the CSR to discover his conclusions.
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- 2010-12
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- Finance Reform Social security
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