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HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillAs I said in response to the right hon. Gentleman’s earlier remark, I will of course look at what he is saying. I recognise fully that we want to make sure that we allow people to…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillI will, I will, I will.24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that point. My right hon. and learned Friend the Financial Secretary will do her best to provide an answer based on the information that our…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and we cannot emphasise that enough. We are determined to address the underlying challenges we face not only with the public finances, but…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Yesterday, the Chancellor announced in his spring statement a series of extraordinary measures that will harness the tax…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his question. It is a fantastic success that Bracknell enjoys very low unemployment. It is actually the case that every region of our country now has…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and I recognise the sincere spirit in which he asks it. We are, of course, determined to deliver for our pensioners. That is why the…24 Mar 2022HANSARDKickstart SchemeMy hon. Friend is right about the Government’s record on employment, just as he is right about the Labour party’s record on unemployment. To continue to boost employment, wages…15 Mar 2022HANSARDKickstart SchemeSpreading opportunity by levelling up our skills base is at the heart of our wider levelling-up White Paper—it is one of the core missions that it sets out. The Government will…15 Mar 2022HANSARDKickstart SchemeThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point about tariffs. Obviously, the Government believe in free trade and it is something that we want to see happen too. As a Member of…15 Mar 2022HANSARDManaging the Public FinancesOn the hon. Lady’s point, the Government set up the £100 million taxpayer protection taskforce at the Budget back in March 2021, and that taskforce is expected to recover between…15 Mar 2022HANSARDManaging the Public FinancesI am afraid the hon. Gentleman misunderstands the situation in regard to PPE. Over 97% of the stock that was ordered was suitable for use. Indeed, when it comes to the wider…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has made an excellent point. He is right to champion the value of apprenticeships, in which the Government keenly believe. I had a great roundtable with apprentices…15 Mar 2022HANSARDManaging the Public FinancesAs has been discussed earlier in this session, as my hon. Friend rightly highlights, the Government recognise that households do need support with the rising cost of energy.…15 Mar 2022HANSARDManaging the Public FinancesWe always continue to encourage best value, and this is at the heart of all Treasury documents on the use of public money. On the hon. Lady’s point about test and trace, it is…15 Mar 2022HANSARDManaging the Public FinancesPeople are rightly angry that fraudsters stole from covid support schemes, as am I. When the schemes were launched, there was cross-party consensus that we needed speed to protect…15 Mar 2022HANSARDKickstart SchemeYouth unemployment is lower today than it was pre-pandemic, and the wider success of the scheme has to be judged in the context that the worst-case scenario that we were looking…15 Mar 2022HANSARDKickstart SchemeNo, I do not agree with that report. It is an unfair characterisation of a response that was put in place at pace to meet an unprecedented crisis in our employment market. The…15 Mar 2022HANSARDKickstart SchemeIt is great to hear about my hon. Friend’s visit to Sigma, and I know that 180 kickstart jobs have been created in his constituency as of December. For those on universal credit…15 Mar 2022HANSARDKickstart SchemeWith respect to the hon. Lady, of whom I am a great admirer, that is an unfair characterisation of the success of the scheme. It clearly needs to be situated in the wider context.…15 Mar 2022