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HANSARDFarm Budgets 2024-25: ScotlandI note that the hon. Member did not answer my question, nor that of the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) about when the ringfenced money will be returned.19 Dec 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyThe hypocrisy is absolutely astonishing. During the pandemic the shadow Chancellor wrote that the strategy of turning to big-name UK manufacturers was not delivering the supply…19 Dec 2023HANSARDLiving Standards: OBR Growth ForecastsAll I can say is that they have definitely gone in the right direction, because the economy next year will be billions of pounds bigger than we thought it was going to be in March.19 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will have heard my answer to a previous question where I stated that we have put billions of pounds of extra money into local government this year to cover…19 Dec 2023HANSARDFarm Budgets 2024-25: ScotlandThe UK Government have laid out plans for the agriculture transition in England that go beyond the current spending review, giving farmers increased certainty over policy and…19 Dec 2023HANSARDFarm Budgets 2024-25: ScotlandVery good point, but I still maintain that the hon. Member needs to clarify that matter. It is up to the Scottish Government if they would like at any point to top up the amount…19 Dec 2023HANSARDFarm Budgets 2024-25: ScotlandThe right hon. Member raises an excellent question. The SNP Government are yet to clarify when this ringfenced money will be returned. I hope they will do so this afternoon at the…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyDuring the pandemic our priority was absolutely clear: to get PPE to the frontline as quickly as possible. There was an unprecedented global increase in demand for PPE during the…19 Dec 2023HANSARDInflationInflation has now halved from 11.1% in October 2022 to 4.7% in October 2023, delivering on the Prime Minister’s pledge. This has happened not by accident but as a result of…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyValue for money is at the heart of Government spending and it is one of the key considerations for any decision involving the use of public funds across Government. As Chief…19 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a brilliant advocate for his constituency. I hear what he has to say and I am happy to meet him to talk about it.19 Dec 2023HANSARDLiving Standards: OBR Growth ForecastsIf the hon. Gentleman can give individual examples, I ask him please to let us know. It is, obviously, extremely important that we enforce this, but I should point out that we…19 Dec 2023HANSARDInflationMy right hon. Friend is right, and she nailed the delivery of her question while out of breath. At the autumn statement, the Chancellor announced measures that demonstrate the…19 Dec 2023HANSARDLiving Standards: OBR Growth ForecastsThe OBR revised up its growth figures after data revisions by the Office for National Statistics indicated the economy had recovered more fully from the pandemic than had been…19 Dec 2023HANSARDLiving Standards: OBR Growth ForecastsI want to reassure the hon. Gentleman: no decision has been made about the household support fund. More broadly, however, we have pulled in an average of £3,700 per household this…19 Dec 2023HANSARDLiving Standards: OBR Growth ForecastsAs the hon. Lady will know, we put billions of pounds into councils this year, and the provisional settlement is above what is expected to be the inflation rate next year. If she…19 Dec 2023HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for the opportunity to talk about this, because it is important. Taxes for the average worker will have gone down by £1,000 since 2010. We have not…30 Nov 2023HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. This is a landmark moment: the economy has turned a corner. Having rightly supported people through covid with £400 billion…30 Nov 2023HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) BillI think by my count none, which is unfortunate and I think speaks to their lack of the commitment to cutting tax that we have on this side of the House. The Bill will cut taxes…30 Nov 2023HANSARDSocial SecurityThe Tax Credits Act 2002 and the Social Security Administration Act 1992 place a statutory duty on His Majesty’s Treasury to review the rates of tax credits and child benefit each…22 Nov 2023