Context
Workers in the north-east have experienced a fall in average annual earnings under Conservative rule, leading to a cost of living crisis. The area is home to passionate and productive workers who need investment in industry for high-wage jobs.
Question
Under 14 years of Tory misrule, workers in the north-east saw their average annual earnings fall, causing a cost of living crisis for families across the region. We have fantastic, passionate and productive workers. Will the Minister promise to continue to turn back on Tory failure by investing in the industry of the north-east to deliver high-wage, high-quality jobs as part of a Budget for working people?
Answer from James Murray (Chief Secretary to the Treasury)
My hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the Conservatives’ record in office, and she is right that in her constituency there are fantastic, passionate and productive workers who need a Government—which they now have—who will invest in good jobs and skills, and who will put workers’ rights on a better footing than they were when we took over from the previous Government. At the Budget, the Chancellor will be led by the Government’s commitment to fairness, and she will be focused on protecting our NHS, reducing the national debt and improving the cost of living.
Not addressed: Specific commitment to high-wage jobs and direct budgetary measures for Newcastle were not provided
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