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HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyI acknowledge that figure in that report, but it refers to the write-down that was necessary following a situation where we acquired a lot of PPE at a time of acute demand and…20 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyAs the right hon. Gentleman knows, we have instituted a range of interventions, investing in His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs fraud prevention measures to embed those in business…20 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic 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 IncreasesTreasury Ministers meet regularly with Ministers at the Department for Education to discuss matters of shared interest, including student finance. The Government are considering…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 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe cost of strikes is always regrettable. It is regrettable to those who rely on the services that those individuals deliver.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 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 2022HANSARDFinancial Conduct Authority: Loyalty Penalties in Insurance Market.For four and a half years, I was the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, and many of those reforms were baked up over a lot of consultation with industry over many months. The…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 2022HANSARDFinancial Conduct Authority: Loyalty Penalties in Insurance Market.I am very happy to look at that question further. The Government previously considered, but rejected, asking Ofgem to implement a relative rather than an absolute price cap in…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 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 2022HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyStrikes are obviously very regrettable, and we as Ministers work closely with civil servants day in, day out, and we very much value the contribution they make to government. I…20 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyI can be very open with my hon. Friend today. We are absolutely committed to driving forward productivity across the economy and in the public sector. I will look into the…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 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022: Treasury DirectionsThe Government are committed to public service pensions which are fair to public sector workers. In 2015 (2014 for local government workers in England and Wales), reforms were…15 Dec 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsI thank my right hon. Friend for her observations; she is one of the most respected voices in the House on this subject, and I am happy to meet her to go into some detail on where…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsLet me take those points in turn. The hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) made a point about nurses’ salaries and the cost of not having that workforce in place. That is…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsMy view is that we want to maximise the productive capacity of the labour force that exists in this country. That means doing everything we can to encourage people to take the…21 Nov 2022