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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Member knows that we are supporting airport expansion alongside investment in things like sustainable aviation fuel to be able to reduce carbon emissions from…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend knows that the Government are committed to reducing child poverty and that we will be bringing forward a child poverty strategy later this year. It will look at…08 Apr 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: Transport InfrastructureFirst, I congratulate my hon. Friend on his campaigning on this issue. As I represent the neighbouring constituency, I declare that the project may have some indirect benefit for…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsFrom ferries to the National Care Service, we have seen failure after failure from the SNP in Scotland, including a track record of waste. In contrast, this Labour Government are…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend knows, we have given the Scottish Government the largest increase in spending since devolution began. The people of Scotland expect that money to be spent well,…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry to disappoint the shadow Chancellor, but I am afraid that, because of the ordering of questions, he is stuck with me. To answer his question, he will have seen at the…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy apologies, Mr Speaker. It was our ordering that caused the problem, not the ordering of questions in the House. The right hon. Gentleman knows that tight decisions were taken…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, and I congratulate my hon. Friend on championing jobs and businesses in her constituency. As she knows, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have confirmed that defence…08 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolved Government Funding 2024-25In addition to changes in devolved Government funding at supplementary estimates 2024-25, and in line with the statement of funding policy, the Welsh Government have chosen to…27 Mar 2025HANSARDAnnual European Union Finances StatementI am today laying before Parliament “The European Union Finances Statement 2024 on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement” (CP 1296). This is an annual publication; this…20 Mar 2025HANSARDPerformance Review of Digital SpendThe Government are committed to the digital transformation of public services and modernising the state. Successful digital transformation will improve user experience, help…10 Mar 2025HANSARDRegional Growth: EnglandAt autumn Budget 2024, we set out the first major steps in our approach to regional growth through devolution, investment and reform. The January growth speech regional investment…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsJust to clarify, I did not say there was an impact assessment; I said that the impact of the changes is being considered by the Government, but we will set out the detail on that…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHeathrow, as an important hub airport, will have benefits for regions across the country, as chambers of commerce have said to us. Of course, I understand that the Transport…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI join my hon. Friend in celebrating investment in her region. Our growth mission is one in which each part of the country will benefit, and we look forward to working further…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsTo ensure that we protect the country from the devastating impacts of flooding, we have committed £2.65 billion over 2024-25 to 2025-26 to improve flood defences, and we have…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have to decide whether we are for growth or against growth. This Government are for growth and we will set out further details of this particular project when the developers…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsImpacts on ODA budgets are currently under review by the Government. Our commitment is to prioritise legal obligations and minimise disruption. We will confirm details in due…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government, as the hon. Member will know, has already given £26 billion of additional funding to the national health service and additional funding to the Ministry of…04 Mar 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: ScotlandHe may be grateful for nothing, and he may be agitating in his place. I suggest that he goes back to the people of Scotland and explains his party’s record in government.04 Mar 2025