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HANSARDEconomic Growth: New Transport InfrastructureMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that investing in infrastructure will enable growth in cities, towns and villages across the whole of our United Kingdom. We will set out…04 Mar 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: New Transport InfrastructureThe growth mission is the central mission of this Government, and transport is an important enabler of that growth. The spending review delivered a £1.1 billion cash increase to…04 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Service Pensions: Indexation and Revaluation 2025Legislation governing public service pensions in payment requires them to be increased annually by the same percentage as additional pensions (state earnings related pension and…11 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI thank the hon. Lady. The growth commission will be looking at all potential options for stimulating growth. We want to find strategic enabling investments across the country to…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI thank my hon. Friend. As I informed the House recently, our infrastructure strategy, which will be published in June, will for the first time align social infrastructure plans…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI point the right hon. Member to the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech, which set out in detail this Government’s approach to financial services. They are an important enabler for…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI thank my hon. Friend the Chair of the Transport Committee for her question. I think it alludes to the fact that this is the announcement not just of a runway, but of a project…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI am sure the hon. Member shares my view that we can achieve growth through our net zero plans. These things are not an either/or. For example, the announcement of this Government…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyThose are exactly the issues that Departments are now considering as they submit bids to the Treasury in the spending review. As we move into those negotiations in March, we will…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyThe Chancellor will be disappointed that the right hon. Member did not listen to her speech. She announced today— [ Interruption. ] We are in negotiations with the project leaders…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyThe right hon. Member is inviting me to speculate on the OBR forecast, which will be presented to the House on 26 March.29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI know that my hon. Friend has been working on this issue for many years. As I have said, we want the Heathrow project to be a success for the whole country, and that means in…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyWe hear from businesses, investors, businesspeople, travellers and people who want to be able to come through London or the UK that we are losing trade and investment in…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyMy hon. Friend knows that I am not let out of the Treasury often, but when I am I will be delighted to visit. These are classic examples of how, by working together with private…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyAs I have confirmed to the House, we are inviting applications from Heathrow, which will be considered in the normal way. When those applications have been received and due…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyScotland is an important part of our United Kingdom economy. We will continue to invest in the country, as we did at the recent Budget, with the largest real-terms increase in…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI am sure that the Transport Secretary has heard the hon. Member’s request. As he will know from our announcements today and at the Budget, the investment that we seek to unlock…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI thank my hon. Friend, who has campaigned tirelessly for this investment in the region since he has been the House. As he will know, the Government are in negotiations with…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyI thank the hon. Lady for her suggestion. It is not for me to get in the middle of boundary disputes, but I will take that back to the Treasury and see what we can do.29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. These projects have to benefit local communities, local workers and local businesses, as well as others. There can be no greater advocate…29 Jan 2025