Jeremy Hunt takes questions from MPs
Jeremy Hunt was questioned on the spring budget after the Conservatives' fiscal announcement last week.
He said that it will be “a long and difficult journey” to get the national debt falling as he was asked about his stated objective of getting debt falling as a percentage of GDP.
"I think it's going to be a long and difficult journey, but I think it's right that we try," Hunt told parliament's Treasury Committee.
The chancellor added that his ambition to abolish employees’ national insurance contributions will not happen in the next Parliament.