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HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsI did not say just that I take my responsibility to this House very seriously; I said that every Minister in this Government takes their responsibility to this House very…17 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsAs I have said already today, there is, regrettably, always noise and speculation ahead of the Budget, but I am not going to contribute toward that speculation.17 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsWhile the hon. Gentleman would not expect me to speculate on details, I can reassure him that our Budget will support growth by enabling businesses to create jobs, innovate,…17 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware of the Government’s red lines on not rejoining the customs union. I can reassure him that, in approaching this Budget, the Chancellor’s commitment…17 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He is right to point out that the process between the OBR and the Treasury has been strengthened to be more robust and transparent under…17 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsLike the hon. Member, I regret the fact that there is always noise and speculation ahead of a Budget, but I am not going to add to that speculation here in the Chamber today. Our…17 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsBusinesses can have confidence in this Government because when we say we are going to stick to our fiscal rules, we mean it. When we say we are going to have more headroom to make…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesIt is for the Health Department to set out the details in response to any questions that the hon. Gentleman has tabled. The point about the merger between NHS England and the…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesWe are back to questions about what will be in the Budget. The answer, again, is very straightforward. The Chancellor set out the values that will guide her in taking the…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI am very aware of the foundation of debt that we inherited at the election last year—of around 100% of GDP. That, combined with global borrowing prices, leaves us in this…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out the damage that recklessness in public office can cause families right across the country—not just for one day, but for months and…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesThe hon. Gentleman said “the Chancellor’s fiscal rules”, so I suspect that it was the Chancellor who introduced those fiscal rules. He gave it away in how he phrased the question.…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI agree with one of the sentiments in the points that the hon. Gentleman made: we need to ensure that people get into work wherever they can and that the safety net is there for…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI point the hon. Lady to last year’s Budget, at which we decided to get rid of the non-dom tax status, to remove the VAT tax rate on private school fees, to increase the air…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesWill the hon. Gentleman let me finish? More broadly, the revenue that goes into the Treasury is not formally hypothecated. But the point is that if we are going to support public…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI am very happy to remind the right hon. Gentleman and all Members that what the Chancellor set out in her speech last Tuesday were the values and principles that will guide her…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesDespite the right hon. Gentleman’s invitation, I am not going to engage in speculation ahead of the Budget. I am not going to feed the speculation that he is trying to wind up. I…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesAs a Treasury Minister, what I am very used to in the run-up to a Budget is members of the media and Opposition Members finding more and more convoluted ways of trying to work out…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI thank the shadow Chancellor for opening today’s debate. It is two weeks until Budget day, and it is just over two weeks since the last motion tabled by the official Opposition…12 Nov 2025