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work and to help people stay in the work. we saw things like money for a digital service to help people reflect on their careers and finances, with some money for careers in extra training places, and most substantially, i think, we have seen a big investment and support for people who are disabled are out of work for a long—term health condition want to go back again in a sustainable way. that investment has come alongside some changes in the benefit system, which are rightly controversial and need to be looked at, but they do have the potential to make a really big difference to ...

Doesn't go a long time into the salaries of those people. you said frequently that you would not look at this year's pay. urn? frequently that you would not look at this year's pay-— at this year's pay. why didn't you do this earlier? _ at this year's pay. why didn't you do this earlier? we _ at this year's pay. why didn't you do this earlier? we have - at this year's pay. why didn't you do this earlier? we have looked l at this year's pay. why didn't you | do this earlier? we have looked at it, we've had medium orfor discussions, the starting position from a number of unions is much higher,...

Cost and how will it be funded? we have been clear it will not come at the expense of an impact on pensions. obviously, how these things are funded is a matter for the chancellor, we discussed that within government... he hasn't offered any new money, he didn't in the budget. we are very clear, this will not come from patient—facing aspects. we will look at areas of underspend, and we will discuss this with the treasury in the usual way, but the commitment is one the trade unions have recognised is meaningful, it reflects very constructive engagement with them, it means there will be a lump ...

Balances our commitment to get inflation down, to guard the interests of the taxpayer, but does so in a balanced way that also reflects the very real pressures the nhs has been under in recent years. you've been forced to the negotiating table, haven't you, by the strike action, and by those people who have had operations cancelled over so many years, they will say that you should have done something sooner. unions were originally asking for a 90% settlement, so has been movement on all sides... they moved some time ago, though, didn't they? not to the position we are at today. there has been ...

Have reached a settlement that they have reached a settlement that they have been able to recommend their members, it balances are commitment to get inflation down, to guard the interests of the taxpayer, but does so in a balanced that also reflects the very real pressures the nhs has been under in recent years.- been under in recent years. you've been under in recent years. you've been forced _ been under in recent years. you've been forced to _ been under in recent years. you've been forced to the _ been under in recent years. you've been forced to the negotiating - been forced to the negoti...