Speaking in the the House of Commons during a statement on the welfare bill the government is introducing, James Wild MP called on the government to implement proper reforms. He highlighted that health and sickness benefits are set to increase by £100 billon a year by the end of the Parliament. He urged the government to bring forward plans that are commensuarate with the scale of the challenge.
James Wild:
"Health and sickness benefit spending is set to hit £100 billion by the end of the Parliament, so why is the Secretary of State not bringing forward proper reforms rather than these rushed cuts imposed by the Chancellor that save only £2 billion, and that duck the difficult decisions to deal with the scale of the challenage that we face?"
Liz Kendall, Work and Pensions Secretary
"Perhaps the hon. Member should make that point to those on his Front Bench, who had 14 years"
