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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI take that report and my hon. Friend’s advocacy for the needs of coastal communities seriously, and I look forward to meeting him shortly. Alongside the rural England prosperity…07 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund Projects: Impact of InflationThe Government recognise that inflation has created a challenging delivery landscape for capital infrastructure projects, including the levelling-up fund. That is why we have made…07 Feb 2023HANSARD Charter for Budget ResponsibilityI will address the provisions of the charter and my right hon. Friend’s point directly in a few moments. As the Chancellor set out last week, we have a credible plan to generate…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Charter for Budget ResponsibilityWhat we can agree is that the budget responsibility committee has discretion over all judgments underpinning its forecasts. Of course, there is obviously a range of views—my right…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Charter for Budget ResponsibilityIt is a privilege to close this debate on behalf of the Government. I thank those who contributed to the debate, including the distinguished Chair of the Select Committee, who…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Charter for Budget ResponsibilityI beg to move, That the Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn 2022 update, which was laid before this House on 26 January, be approved. Before I start my remarks, I pay…06 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyI agree with the right hon. Gentleman about the imperative of chasing down all waste. The Government are providing continued funding for the Bulb Energy special administration…20 Dec 2022HANSARDInflation: Student Maintenance Loan IncreasesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. I have a lot of respect for him and I recognise the issue that he refers to. Of course, many higher education providers have hardship…20 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Conduct Authority: Loyalty Penalties in Insurance Market.The Government welcome the Financial Conduct Authority’s pricing rules, introduced in January this year, which require insurers to offer a renewal price no greater than the price…20 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Conduct Authority: Loyalty Penalties in Insurance Market.I gave evidence to that inquiry and I heartily agree with its conclusions. Stability is at the core of the regulators’ objectives, but so is the need to look at the competitive…20 Dec 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Communities: Fiscal StepsThe Treasury is making significant investments to level up communities across the UK—101 towns, including Dewsbury, will benefit from more than £3.2 billion from the towns fund,…20 Dec 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Communities: Fiscal StepsWe are working very closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to look at specific interventions. We have just released an extra amount of capital money…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am more than happy to meet my hon. Friend again to discuss the matter in detail. As I mentioned in my reply to my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Dame Maria…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recognise the significant concerns about the delivery of that service. I am in ongoing conversations with the Secretary of State for Transport to look at what more can be done.20 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think that communities up and down the country are doing amazing work to support, in particular, the Ukrainian visitors who came here this year at very short notice. We have…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is an expert in this area. He is absolutely right to point to that concern. We must ensure joined-up regulatory innovation to make sure there are no unforeseen…20 Dec 2022HANSARDEducation Sector FundingI completely agree with the hon. Lady, and I am working with colleagues in different Departments looking at the challenges to help people back into the workplace. It is…20 Dec 2022HANSARDEducation Sector FundingMy hon. Friend is somewhat of an expert in the subject. I agree that it is critical that we get it right. Decisions on the distribution of high-needs funding are a matter for the…20 Dec 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Communities: Fiscal StepsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend—perhaps unsurprisingly. The Government have developed a bespoke and objective index of priority places. We are very keen for this investment…20 Dec 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Communities: Fiscal StepsWe keep these matters under review, but I am sure my colleague the Financial Secretary, who takes a close interest in these matters, will follow up in the appropriate way.20 Dec 2022