During Business questions today, Martin asked Tom Brake MP, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, for a debate to be held to discuss low and middle-income households. Martin highlighted that, as the Humber region's economy continues to improve, we must ensure that those on low and middle incomes are "the first to benefit from the recovery."
Martin's full question, and the Deputy Leader of the House's response, can be found below:
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):
'Following its recent survey of businesses, the Hull and Humber chamber of commerce stated that
“the economic recovery in the Humber region is gathering pace”.
Constituencies such as mine contain a large proportion of low-income and middle-income households, and we need to ensure that they are the first to benefit from the recovery. Will the Deputy Leader of the House find time for a debate when these issues may be fully aired?'
Tom Brake(Deputy Leader of the House of Commons):
'Clearly, we want to ensure that those on low incomes and middle incomes benefit first from the recovery, and that is exactly what is happening in the tax measures we are introducing. I am pleased that my hon. Friend is detecting good news economically in his constituency. Some 1.4 million more people are in work today in the private sector than there were at the time of the general election. On a whole number of indicators things are moving in the right direction. There should be no room for complacency, but we are beginning to see very positive indicators in the economy generally.'