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HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyThose on the Opposition Front Bench have some cheek. The hon. Gentleman is sat next to the hon. Member for Central Devon (Sir Mel Stride), who oversaw the biggest increase in…28 Apr 2026HANSARDCosts for CommutersAs my hon. Friend the Exchequer Secretary has already set out many times today on fuel duty, we inherited plans from the previous Government that would have seen fuel costs go up…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhatever the purpose, spending funded from bonds issued by the Government adds to the national debt and so must be considered within the fiscal rules. But the hon. Gentleman is…28 Apr 2026HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyInvestment in defence under this Government is under way—just look at the contracts. Over a thousand have been signed since the general election: I point the hon. Gentleman, and…28 Apr 2026HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyThe UK has already signed up, with Finland and the Netherlands, to the multilateral defence budget, with this Chancellor taking a lead. I know the importance to this Government of…28 Apr 2026HANSARDEconomic Growth in WalesThe Government are investing in Wales’s industrial future and unlocking economic growth, including by providing £2.5 billion for the UK’s first small modular reactor in Anglesey…28 Apr 2026HANSARDCosts for CommutersThe Government are acting to ease the cost of living for commuters, including by extending the £3 national bus fare cap to March 2027. We have also frozen regulated rail fares for…28 Apr 2026HANSARDCosts for CommutersMy hon. Friend is right to make it clear that improving services for passengers is our absolute priority as rail operations come into public ownership. When Southern rail is…28 Apr 2026HANSARDEconomic Growth in WalesI completely agree with my hon. Friend that the UK and Welsh Labour Governments’ generational commitment to the future of rail in Wales is fantastic for her constituents right…28 Apr 2026HANSARDEuropean Union Finances: Annual StatementI am today laying before Parliament, “European Union Finances Statement 2025: Statement on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement” (CP 1538). This is an annual…26 Mar 2026HANSARDDevolved Governments: 2025-26 FundingIn addition to changes in devolved Government funding at supplementary estimates 2025-26, and in line with the statement of funding policy, the Welsh Government have chosen to…24 Mar 2026HANSARDNorthern Growth Strategy: Next StepsMy noble friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Livermore) has today made the following written ministerial statement. On Tuesday 17 March, the Chancellor updated…19 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend makes clear, we need to ensure that our extra funding for local roads maintenance is spent effectively, and that local residents can hold councils like…10 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsBusinesses in the hon. Lady’s constituency, and indeed across the country, can know that, whatever instability we face in the world in the months and weeks ahead, the Government…10 Mar 2026HANSARDOBR Growth Projections: Departmental SpendingThank you very much, Mr Speaker. I apologise unreservedly for the implication about the hon. Gentleman: I know that he is a very decent and honourable man, and I withdraw that…10 Mar 2026HANSARDOBR Growth Projections: Departmental SpendingI will give the hon. Gentleman an “if”. If he were honest and remembered his time in Liz Truss’s Government, he might not have the gall to make comments like that across the…10 Mar 2026HANSARDOBR Growth Projections: Departmental SpendingIf the right hon. Gentleman looks at the plans that we set out through our spending review, he will be clear that we are increasing spending by £50 billion a year by 2028-29…10 Mar 2026HANSARDOBR Growth Projections: Departmental SpendingAt the spring forecast last week, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor showed that we have the right economic plan. Our plan has lowered inflation, borrowing, debt and debt…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCommunity OwnershipAs the hon. Gentleman will be aware, this scheme is operated by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, so I am happy to ask colleagues in that Department to come back to him.10 Mar 2026HANSARDCommunity OwnershipMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Pride in Place funding can be used for communities to take ownership of and support local assets, from youth centres to libraries and cultural…10 Mar 2026