Bath MP Don Foster has said that Government borrowing should be used on green initiatives that help people, rather than being spent on a short-term VAT cut. 

He said that this additional borrowing should be spent on things that will benefit people: insulating homes, re-opening local railways lines and providing more affordable housing. 

Schemes such as these are much needed here in Bath, for example money could be used the finance the re-opening of Corsham station, which would help see fewer cars coming into Bath, reducing both congestion and pollution. 

These investments would also create extra jobs right across the country and help provide a green economy for the future. 

Instead, the government is spending money on a temporary VAT cut, while the Conservatives are insistent on doing nothing to help.