that's why we've increased resources for social services so that there is dom sillry care for people available to people who are independent in their own home as well as social services residential care. yes, we will take further steps. we will consult on the challenges ahead but it is absolutely not true to say that we have made no progress over the last 10 years. we have. >> thank you, mr. speaker. may i join in offering condolences to those who have lost their lives at home and abroad and particularly trooper joshua who has a very large family in plymouth mourning his loss. my constituency is home to a large number of hard-working public sector workers, cleaners, cooks, healthcare, workers, administrators, public sector workers have an average pension of 7,000 pounds a year. did my right honorable friend understand their anger and their concern when those rather modest pensions and their modest pay come under attack as being somehow unfair or unreasonable? >> i agree with my honorable friend. we are strongly committed to public services. we're strongly committed to the work that p