Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:05 pm on 3 October 2017.
I’d like to follow-up on the austerity point, because, of course, that’s the backdrop to this whole budget discussion. When the UK Government keeps insisting on sticking to those punishing austerity measures, then clearly things are going to have to be cut. Now, let’s not forget why we’ve got these austerity measures. They were meant to ensure that we reduced our deficit and our debt levels, but the reality is that, since 2010, our national debt level has increased by over £800 billion to over £2 trillion—this is under you guys since 2010—and that this Conservative Government—