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HANSARDRegional GrowthWe are making a substantial investment through the shared prosperity fund and other funds across the country. We have committed to ensuring that the shared prosperity fund will be…15 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up FundBy investing in local infrastructure, the levelling-up fund will strengthen local economies, boost job opportunities and improve the day-to-day lives of people across the UK. So…15 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling-up FundMy hon. Friend is a fabulous campaigner for Darlington, as evidenced in all the funding that his local town has secured. I am a regular visitor to Darlington, as are my Treasury…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe changes to the taxation of red diesel were announced back in 2020, were confirmed in spring 2021 and are coming in this year, so businesses, including in the sector that the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is an active campaigner for the steel sector in her constituency. I can assure her that energy-intensive industries such as steel receive substantial support from…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has made an extremely good point. Now is the moment for us to go full steam ahead with our transition away from fossil fuels. We are investing in nuclear, we are…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has made an important point. We recognise that some people living in mansion blocks are part of a heat network and are not covered by the price cap. I draw my hon.…15 Mar 2022HANSARDGambling Industry ReformGambling contributes over £3 billion per annum to the Exchequer. The Government keep gambling duties under regular review to ensure that the sector continues to pay its fair…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLike my hon. Friend, I am keen to support high streets in towns such as Barnstaple. At the autumn Budget, we announced business rates relief for thousands of retail, hospitality…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Infrastructure ProjectsThe Government are committed to ensuring that the whole of the United Kingdom benefits from our investment in renewables and our transition to net zero and the growth that that…01 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Infrastructure ProjectsThe 2021 national infrastructure and construction pipeline set out nearly £650 billion of planned and projected public and private investment in infrastructure over the next 10…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted to update the House on the progress the Treasury is making with our Darlington economic campus. We have already recruited more than 100 Treasury employees to be…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. My hon. Friend makes an important point, and we should indeed measure success in outcomes, not just inputs. The Department’s delivery of levelling up ambitions will be…01 Feb 2022HANSARDPlastic Packaging Tax (Descriptions of Products) Regulations 2021I will briefly respond to some of the points from the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead. I welcome her support for the tax and her overall support for the…31 Jan 2022HANSARDPlastic Packaging Tax (Descriptions of Products) Regulations 2021Let me cover the comments that the hon. Lady made, if she will give me a moment. She asked about imported packaging. I assure her that we are determined that there should be a…31 Jan 2022HANSARDPlastic Packaging Tax (Descriptions of Products) Regulations 2021I am happy to respond briefly. Guidance has in fact already been published; this particular guidance first came out in November, and the most recent update was just a couple of…31 Jan 2022HANSARDPlastic Packaging Tax (Descriptions of Products) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Plastic Packaging Tax (Descriptions of Products) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021, No. 1417). The statutory instrument seeks to…31 Jan 2022HANSARDTreasuryDespite diesel being one of the most polluting fuels that vehicles and machinery can use, red diesel benefits from a significant duty discount—a duty rate of around 11p compared…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTreasuryDespite diesel being one of the most polluting fuels that vehicles and machinery can use, red diesel benefits from a significant duty discount—a duty rate of around 11p compared…25 Jan 2022HANSARD Rebated Fuel Rules: Construction IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart) on having secured this debate on the important…19 Jan 2022