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HANSARDSpring StatementI believe— [ Interruption. ] I am aware of what the right hon. Gentleman is saying. My understanding is that the funding figure is for England. [ Interruption. ] Sorry; my hon.…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI very much enjoyed my visit to the University of Gloucestershire and was interested to see the innovative work going on there. The improvement in the public finances, to which my…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI have already made the point about the unsustainable rise in welfare payments under the previous Labour Government. A 65% real-terms increase in the welfare budget was not…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementThe whole point of the borderlands growth deal is to celebrate the economic geography of the borders region on both sides of that non-line between Scotland and England, so my hon.…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementYes, I will be voting against us leaving without a deal. I have always believed that leaving without a deal would be bad for the UK economy, and that continues to be my view. May…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementWell, I have just done it with £100 million today. As the hon. Lady knows, we have put £460 million into the police this year, £970 million will go in next year and an extra £100…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI congratulate my hon. Friend on her part in this campaign. We are ready to fund the distribution of free sanitary products from the start of the new school year in September, but…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementThe hon. Lady is nothing if not cynical. Funding for any bodies will be considered in the spending review, and I would be very happy to have a representation from her.13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementWe are allocating capital funding to our railway at the fastest rate than at any time since the Victorians. The way it works, as I think the hon. Lady knows, is that we allocate…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementWe do of course support people with disabilities going into work, with financial support for employers where necessary. We have an extremely good record in this country, over many…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI cannot. The £100 million that we have announced today will be for the police as a whole, and my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary will engage with police chiefs. If the hon.…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI am happy to look at the issue raised by the hon. Lady. We have been looking at access to employment rights and benefits by the self-employed. As she knows, however, there is an…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementNo, I cannot do that but I can assure the hon. Lady that special educational needs funding will be considered as part of the spending review. I am sure that her Committee will…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI repeat once again that the spring statement is not a fiscal event, so I am not making fiscal announcements. I have already explained why the benefit freeze was…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI suppose that is a manifestation of the universal truth that you can never satisfy. A good case has been made for providing free sanitary products in secondary schools and…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementAs I have said, this is not a fiscal statement today. I take on board the various points the hon. Lady has made, and my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister is of course going to…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI am not sure I entirely understand the question, but clearly corporation tax receipts have gone up as a result of reducing corporation tax rates, making the UK one of the most…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementNo, that is not correct. The £3 billion is part of the £44 billion total package for housing that we have announced. I announced an overall framework, and in a series of…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI am interested in the hon. Lady’s suggestion that fragmentation is a barrier to productivity. If she is working with her local enterprise partnership, I would be happy to engage…13 Mar 2019HANSARDSpring StatementI have heard of the campaign. We settled the issue a number of years ago. [Hon. Members: “What?”] Yes, we have. We were dealing with a very difficult set of challenges but did…13 Mar 2019