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HANSARDSpending ReviewWe are committed to investment in infrastructure. One of the things that I have done in my three years as Chancellor is move the balance of spending towards investment in economic…02 Jul 2019HANSARDSpending ReviewI think the hon. Gentleman has sketched a highly unlikely scenario, but I can answer his question. We have built up about £26 billion or £27 billion of fiscal headroom, and the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy principal focus is to ensure the continued resilience of the UK economy and public finances at this time of uncertainty. Thanks to the hard work of the British people, our…02 Jul 2019HANSARDSpending ReviewI fear that the right hon. Gentleman is manifestly asking the wrong person that question. I literally cannot answer it. The purpose of a spending review is that such matters can…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right to point to storm clouds over the global economy. We tend to focus on Brexit-related issues and the domestic agenda, but I have just come back from the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ScotlandYes, my hon. Friend is exactly right. The Scottish economy would be far more adversely affected by a breach of trading relationships with the rest of the United Kingdom than it…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have worked hard to build a stronger, fairer economy, dealing with the deficit that we inherited, helping people into work and cutting taxes for people, families and…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is very kind of the right hon. Gentleman; I much prefer this little red book to the one he gave my predecessor, although I have to say that I have not read this one and I…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes. This is a huge commitment, but it is the right commitment to make. The Committee on Climate Change recommended that the Treasury should undertake a review of the funding and…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are many people who could comment on spending commitments that have been made by candidates in the Tory leadership competition, but the right hon. Gentleman is not one of…02 Jul 2019HANSARDSpending ReviewAs the right hon. Gentleman would have heard me say if he had been in his place earlier, I announced in the spring statement that it is the Government’s intention to conduct a…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt this stage of my career, I will not speculate on my future actions. What I will say is that the Government’s analysis shows that a no-deal exit would mean that all the regions,…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have been closely involved in this issue, discussing it both in the EU and with the Swiss. I can tell the House that although on the face of it the withdrawal of equivalence…02 Jul 2019HANSARDECOFINA meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Luxembourg on 14 June 2019. ECOFIN was preceded by a meeting of the European Investment Bank (EIB)…24 Jun 2019HANSARDECOFINA meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Luxembourg on 14 June 2019. ECOFIN will be preceded by a morning meeting of the European…13 Jun 2019HANSARDECOFINA meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Brussels on 17 May 2019. The UK was represented by Mark Bowman (Director General, International…23 May 2019HANSARDIncome TaxThe answer is lots. Had I known my hon. Friend was going to ask me that, I would have been able to give him a precise answer. I will write to him.21 May 2019HANSARDIncome TaxWe always have to find the most cost-effective way to deliver the effect we are looking for. We have chosen so far to do that by raising the personal allowance thresholds, but the…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy principal focus is to ensure the continued resilience of the UK economy at a time of domestic and international economic uncertainty. By maintaining our balanced approach to…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman: I may not have to take the trouble to go and deliver the speech this evening. The right hon. Gentleman has raised a serious point. There…21 May 2019