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HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I will raise that matter with the Health Secretary. It is for the NHS to make sure that its pensions are properly administrated. As I have…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationI can assure my hon. Friend that I spoke with the Health Secretary earlier today. We are seeking to get the consultation out as soon as possible. The Government have been working…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationAs I said, the consultation will be launched fairly soon—the Health Secretary is looking at that—and people will of course be able to feed their views into it.08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationWe acknowledge that there is an issue. That is why the Health Secretary is poised to launch the consultation—08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationThe answer to my hon. Friend’s first question is that the Health Secretary is currently in discussions with the British Medical Association and other health representatives about…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationThe Government keep public sector pay and pensions policy under constant review in the context of the wider public finances. For the majority of savers, pension contributions are…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationThat is also why the Secretary of State is meeting representatives of the medical profession today. The hon. Lady asks whether the 50:50 scheme is enough and whether more can be…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationI am strongly receiving the message in favour of urgency.08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationMy right hon. Friend makes an interesting point. In general, I am in favour of lower taxes and a simpler tax system that always rewards those who go out to work.08 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationYes.08 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years EducationMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. We will look at that. It is important to acknowledge the progress this Government have made by introducing 30 hours of childcare for…02 Jul 2019HANSARDPoverty: Social SecurityWhat the hon. Gentleman is missing is the fact that if we continue to delay Brexit, first, we would not be delivering on what British people voted for over three years ago; and…02 Jul 2019HANSARDPoverty: Social SecurityMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is because of our welfare reforms and economic policy that more people are now in work and are benefiting from our cuts to basic rate tax,…02 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years EducationI regularly meet the Secretary of State for Education to talk about education funding. This issue will be settled as part of the spending review.02 Jul 2019HANSARDPoverty: Social SecurityThe reality is that the Scottish Government are now forecast to bring in lower rates of income tax than expected, because they have not followed through on our raising of the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDPoverty: Social SecurityI am incredibly proud of our record, as a Government, of reducing inequality. Income inequality is now lower than it was in 2010. We have also cut taxes for basic rate taxpayers…02 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years EducationThe hon. Lady is certainly right that we have seen demand for special educational needs funding rise. We need to look at that as part of the spending review, from both a local…02 Jul 2019HANSARDPoverty: Social SecurityWith respect to the hon. Lady, she clearly did not hear my earlier answer, when I said that absolute poverty after housing costs is at a historic low for children. That is true…02 Jul 2019HANSARDPoverty: Social SecurityI can tell the hon. Lady what would lead to greater poverty in this country: a Government who wanted to overthrow capitalism, declare business the enemy and ruin the private…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe reality is that that we have got a record number of people into work. Universal credit has been shown to help more families get into work, and it has made work pay. We have…02 Jul 2019