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HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I thank the right hon. Member for his question. This Government have aspirations to improve the social care system, and we will set out further detail on those plans in due…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I rather enjoyed that! I hope the hon. Gentleman can take a breather now. May I welcome the new shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to his place? From what he has said…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. These were promises made by the last Government that they knew they did not have the money to pay for. This was spending from the general…05 Nov 2024HANSARDTax Credit, Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance RatesThe Tax Credits Act 2002 and the Social Security Administration Act 1992 place a statutory duty on His Majesty’s Treasury to review the rates of tax credits and child benefit each…30 Oct 2024HANSARDNorthern PowerhouseThe Government are fully committed to ensuring that investment in all parts of the UK, including the north of England, creates growth and impact for working people. The north of…29 Oct 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyActually, I did not have breakfast today, so I am looking forward to lunch, and I therefore welcome that short question from the hon. Member. This Government are committed to…29 Oct 2024HANSARDNorthern PowerhouseInvestment— [Interruption.] I am delighted to be welcomed by those on the Opposition Benches, and am pleased to see them in their place as well. Investment is a key part of the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyI thank my hon. Friend for her question. I can confirm that the Budget tomorrow will be an honest assessment of the mess left to this country by the Conservative party, but…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to point out the opportunities for improvement. As the Chancellor set out in her July statement, prevention will be at the heart of this Government’s new…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government recognise the significant pressures that all councils are facing. We are looking at consolidating funding streams for local authorities into the local government…29 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsCouncils’ housing revenue accounts are a significant part of local authority finances, and it is therefore not right to exclude them from our fiscal rules, but I reassure my hon.…29 Oct 2024HANSARDNorthern PowerhouseMy hon. Friend rightly points out that this country faces a choice: investment or decline. As we saw at the general election, it chose investment, and that is what the Government…29 Oct 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyThe Government have launched a multi-year spending review to set out our long-term plans for public spending and to ensure that every pound of taxpayers’ money is spent…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Fiscal RulesWith my hon. Friend’s reference to payday loans, she points to the behaviour of the previous Government. As I have told the House this afternoon, this Government, with their first…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Fiscal RulesI point my hon. Friend to our very successful international investment summit only a couple of weeks ago, when it was very clear from investors that bringing stability back to our…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Fiscal RulesI share my hon. Friend’s commitment to wanting to tackle child poverty in this country—this party had a proud record on that when we were in government previously. That is why we…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Fiscal RulesI thank my hon. Friend, and I thank his constituent for putting her trust in this Labour Government. As the Prime Minister said today, this Government will “run towards” the…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Fiscal RulesThe hon. Member asks me so politely, but he will know that I cannot guarantee anything in advance of the Budget. However, it sounds as though he has already experienced the…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Fiscal RulesI obviously cannot speculate on the Budget, so I invite the hon. Gentleman to come back to the House on Wednesday for the answer to the first part of his question. On the second…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Fiscal RulesMy hon. Friend has invited me to answer the question, “Why wasn’t there investment over the last decade or so?” Quite frankly, it is because of the choices of the Conservative…28 Oct 2024