This is a Budget for Britain's future to secure fairness for each child and invest in every child

The vision of personalised public services - meeting the individual needs of all our citizens - requires continuing reform in the way services are delivered

Britain should be the world's number one center for genetic and stem cell research, building on our world leading regulatory regime in the area.

I'm a great supporter of the European Union. I didn't support entry to the Euro, not because I'm against it in principle but because I didn't think it was economically right for Britain. But that doesn't make me any less pro-European.

There is a golden thread which runs through British history of the individual, standing firm against tyranny and then of the individual participating in his society

The IIFA Weekend has my unprecedented support. The relationship between India and the UK is long standing and one we would like to keep developing forever.

In the weeks and months ahead, my task is to show I have the new ideas, the vision and the experience to earn the trust of the British people.