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HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillI always welcome the opportunity to return to the Dispatch Box, and I thank the shadow Minister for inviting me to do so. Opposition provides an opportunity for reflection. While…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I will not take up too much more time, but I will provide a final reminder of how important this legislation is. At the…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility Billrose —04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way, and for inviting me to suggest whether I should try to find a job in another Department. I just point out that, having arrived at the…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillAnd it is equipped to do the job it is supposed to do, alongside the other regulatory body that holds the Government to account, the Committee on Climate Change. In conclusion, I…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillMy hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head. Indeed, I might go so far as to say that that was one of the reasons we achieved such a large mandate at the last general election,…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillBriefly, yes.04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Nokes. May I start by congratulating hon. Friends and others on delivering their maiden speeches? It has been a pleasure to be…04 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are appointing a fixed-term covid fraud commissioner through an open competition that is now running as of this morning. The commissioner will make sure everything is done to…03 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are reviewing the new hospitals programme as part of our spending review. We will undertake a full and comprehensive review while continuing to deliver the most…03 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI championed this issue in the last Parliament as Chair of the Business and Trade Committee. I am pleased to confirm that I am working with colleagues across Government to make…03 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWater companies are commercial entities. It would therefore not be appropriate for me to comment on that. It is for the company and its investors to resolve their possible issues.03 Sept 2024HANSARDPlanning Reform: Fiscal StepsThe issue of so-called hope value was referenced in the Labour party’s manifesto, and the Government will set out further detail in due course.03 Sept 2024HANSARDPlanning Reform: Fiscal StepsI thank my hon. Friend for her follow-up question and welcome her to her place. As she knows from the Chancellor and the Deputy Prime Minister, this Government take seriously our…03 Sept 2024HANSARDPlanning Reform: Fiscal StepsWe have committed ourselves to delivering 1.5 million new homes as part of our mission to achieve economic growth across the country, and we have already announced reforms of…03 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government’s spending review is currently under way. All decisions on official development assistance spending will be taken in the round as part of that process. I would be…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Budget Responsibility BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I congratulate you and welcome you to your place in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a privilege to open this debate…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Budget Responsibility BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. As I am sure he knows, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury is traditionally the lead Minister in Government for relationships with…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Sector Productivity ProgrammeThe Chancellor says that he is making progress, and that there is no hiding place, but that money belongs to our public services. The Government know that the contracts have not…07 May 2024HANSARDPublic Sector Productivity ProgrammeThe only productivity improvement we have seen from this Government is the awarding of wasteful contracts. On top of all the PPE waste that my hon. Friend the Member for Eltham…07 May 2024