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HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsI will give way in a second. We have decreased the secondary threshold for employers, which is the threshold above which employers begin to pay employer national insurance…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsThe right hon. Gentleman might in future give me advance notice of specific references to documents so that I can refer to them. I cannot tell him about table 3.2 in the OBR…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. To be very clear and to correct the record, the Conservative party should tell the country what its choices are. I am all ears. The Labour party…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsThe shadow Chancellor made a number of interesting points, and I will give him the courtesy of going through a number of them. He talked about how this Government are risking…04 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government recognise that ports are an important route to growth, which is why the national wealth fund will deploy at least £5.8 billion into five priority manifesto sectors,…03 Dec 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsWe plan to raise living standards by boosting economic growth to put more money in people’s pockets, and by developing a comprehensive strategy on child poverty to give every…03 Dec 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. She will know that this Government, like every Labour Government, are committed to improving living standards right across the country.…03 Dec 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. As she said, the Scottish Government’s spending review settlement for 2025-26 is the largest, in real terms, of any settlement since…03 Dec 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsThe right hon. Gentleman seems to have forgotten the cost that working people paid as a consequence of his party’s actions in government, with inflation on house prices racing to…03 Dec 2024HANSARDLiving StandardsThis Government’s commitment to economic growth will improve living standards for people right across the country. I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer and suggest that…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has campaigned extensively on this issue in his constituency. I understand that National Highways continues to develop proposals to improve the A50/A500 corridor…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have no overall estimate of the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU, but the OBR has projected a 4% drop in productivity in the long term. That is why we are…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government will always support local authorities to deliver good value for money road enhancements to support economic growth and improved connectivity. The Norwich western…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are committed to increasing the flow of investment to every nation and region of the United Kingdom, and we will continue to work with the Northern Ireland…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Assistance to Ukraine BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I am proud of the unity that this House has shown in its support for Ukraine. This support has been steadfast since the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Local Loans (Increase of Limit) Order 2024I am grateful to hon. Members for sharing their feedback on this statutory instrument and asking a number of questions. The rate of lending is broadly in line with market…13 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Local Loans (Increase of Limit) Order 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Local Loans (Increase of Limit) Order 2024. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz, and to bring…13 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)As the hon. Gentleman knows, the ombudsman reported to this House before the election, making a number of recommendations, but did not conclude the basis on which a compensation…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)It is the greatest real-terms increase in funding since devolution began. If the devolved Government wish to take responsibility for devolved matters, they should do so. If they…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)The hon. Gentleman perhaps forgets that the vote is tomorrow. No doubt he will come to the House to vote to support the allocation of £22 billion of extra funding so that the…05 Nov 2024