Welfare Reform Bill

Stop teasing me. The noble Lord, Lord Beecham, made the point about VAT; there is clearly a missing element there, and I acknowledge that there is a difference between the gross and the net. I thought I had answered the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, on talking to other departments. Yes, we are talking to BIS. As to the FT story: as you would expect me to say—it is something between, ““Pick the normal stuff””, ““I do not comment on press articles”” and, ““It is a matter for the uprating Statement””. Pick any one of those you want. I am not answering the question. [Laughter.]