Brooks questions the Chancellor on the Budget

During a meeting of the Treasury Select Committee on Thursday Brooks questioned the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, about his treatment of pensioners.During a meeting of the Treasury Select Committee on Thursday Brooks questioned the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, about his treatment of pensioners.

The Committee heard evidence from the Chancellor as part of its investigation into this year's Budget.

Brooks focused on four topics:

•  The continued use of means-testing for pensioners;
•  The absence of a