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HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyWe have always been clear, and it has long been the practice, that a proportion of social care bills are met through council tax, and that is the right thing to do. We are saying…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThis Government have frozen fuel duty for 11 years, so we do not need to take any lessons on that. It is vital that we keep bearing down on the skills crunch we have been talking…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyMy hon. Friend is right. For the first time, any adult without a level 3 qualification will be fully funded by the Government to access three courses worth £3,600 per person.…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThe hon. Gentleman asks us to apologise for keeping the housing market moving in the teeth of the pandemic and I make absolutely no apology for that; it was absolutely the right…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI absolutely agree: it is very important that we invest in skills. The plan for jobs is not just about getting people into work or keeping them in work; it is about making sure…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, which basically re-summarised the speech we heard from the shadow Minister. I can confirm that HMT’s distributional analysis has shown…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI give way to the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham).21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI thank my hon. Friend for her point, and this is absolutely right. The furlough scheme has been absolutely essential to supporting the UK throughout this very difficult period.…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI want to make progress because it is important that we reflect on the employment situation in the United Kingdom. Our joblessness rate is now lower than that of the United…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThe hon. Gentleman needs to bear it in mind that we are of course dealing here with a product, in universal credit, that has a number of different components. The change to which…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI can assure the hon. Lady that I have read the motion closely, which is of course why I am celebrating the fact that the ONS estimates that underlying regular wage growth is…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI do so quite readily when I look at the extraordinary potential of our local economy. We have all the new jobs coming in at the Teesworks site, the former Redcar steelworks site.…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI am incredibly proud to be part of the extraordinary transformation of Teesside’s economy, which is taking incredible shape under the work of our Mayor, Ben Houchen. Of course,…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyWe are clear that the right thing to do as we emerge from the pandemic, in which we have spent £400 billion on providing a comprehensive response, is ensure that our NHS is ready…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “House” to the end of the Question and add: “welcomes the £400 billion package of support the Government has put in place to protect…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. May I raise the plight of care home residents, many of whom have been kept apart from their families and loved ones owing to…14 Sept 2021HANSARDAjax Armoured Vehicle ProcurementI would like to thank the Minister for his typical courtesy and thoroughness this afternoon, which has been very impressive. I hope that General Dynamics has heard the deep…09 Sept 2021HANSARDCOP26 Conference PrioritiesI beg to move, That this House has considered the priorities for the COP26 conference. I want to place on record how grateful I am to the Backbench Business Committee for awarding…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCOP26 Conference PrioritiesI will just put on the record my thanks to everyone who participated in this afternoon’s debate. The sheer volume of interest in a Westminster Hall debate on the last day of term…22 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateWill the right hon. and learned Member give way?13 Jul 2021