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HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsThis Government take the role of the independent adviser on ministerial standards incredibly seriously and abide by his rulings. We know what damage the previous Government did to…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the fact that, had I been here today defending a headroom of £4 billion or less, it would have been a completely impossible task. This…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsMy hon. Friend is right. I do not hold out any hope that the Conservatives will speak with any consistency or do anything other than try to talk down the British economy. In stark…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsWhat is clear is that we delivered a Budget to cut the cost of living, cut NHS waiting lists and cut Government borrowing.01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsI was unclear from what the shadow Chancellor said at the beginning of his comments whether he, like us, values the role of the OBR in the Budget-setting process. We value its…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsMr Speaker, I can reassure my hon. Friend, you and the whole House that this Government take the Budget process and their responsibilities to this House very seriously. As I…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsI have a great deal of personal respect for the hon. Gentleman, but I take a different view of the OBR. We value the role of the OBR in a robust and transparent fiscal framework,…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsI refer the hon. Lady to the comments I made in my statement about how we are going to take forward the recommendations in the report. As I made very clear, this is an incredibly…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsAs I set out in my earlier remarks, we will be taking forward the recommendations of the report. In particular, as my hon. Friend mentioned, we will be working with the National…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsThe Chancellor was clear at the Budget last week that we were taking the fair and necessary taxation decisions to ensure that everyone makes a contribution, but that the…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsI would like to make a statement to the House on two separate but related matters. The first is regarding communication with the public in the lead-up to the Budget. I understand…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsThe right hon. Gentleman and I disagree about the role of the OBR. We value its role in a transparent and robust fiscal framework. Madam Deputy Speaker, during this debate Richard…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsThat is a matter for the leadership of the OBR. Let me emphasise how important the OBR is as an institution for this Government in providing a robust and transparent fiscal…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He is right to draw attention to the fact that the Conservatives want to completely distance themselves from their record in…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsAs we said at the Budget, not only were we setting out to cut the cost of living, cut NHS waiting lists and cut Government borrowing; we were also focusing on growth through…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsWhile the Government do not comment on movements in the bond market, it was very important to us to create that extra headroom in order to bring down the cost of Government…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsI emphasise to my hon. Friend and all Members of this House that the Chancellor and all of us in the Treasury value the independence of the OBR and the constructive relationship…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsI am sorry that the right hon. Lady does not welcome the fact that the Chancellor is in Wales today to promote investment in Wales, but I can point her to the fact that the…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsThe right hon. Gentleman talks about the energy profits levy. Let me be clear: we know that oil and gas have a role to play in our energy mix for many years to come. We want to…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsThe Chancellor chose on 4 November to be up front with people about the challenges we face. At the Budget, she chose to cut the cost of living, cut NHS waiting lists and cut…01 Dec 2025