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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have made a commitment that every single primary school in England will have a library by the end of this Parliament. The Department for Education will set out the process in…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a solid defender of businesses and working people in her constituency. The defence industrial strategy is about supporting British industry as we—and other…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend again for raising the opportunities in Portland. As he knows, we are working closely with Dorset council, the project and him to bring that to fruition.04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are increasing spending on research and development in real terms and in every year of this Parliament, for exactly the reasons that the hon. Gentleman mentions. But we are…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsCatapults have been a big success in driving economic activity, especially in manufacturing and engineering, which are prevalent in all parts of the country, including in my hon.…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, that is not what I said in my speech this morning. In last year’s Budget we got rid of the non-dom tax status, we introduced VAT and business rates on…04 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployer National Insurance Contributions: Business ImpactI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. In his own constituency in the Isle of Wight, the six-monthly waiting list figures show that 5% fewer people are waiting for 18 weeks…04 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployer National Insurance Contributions: Business ImpactThe previous Government left a £22 billion black hole in the public finances, and in the Budget last year I had to take urgent action to ensure our public finances were on a firm…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen we came into office last year, there was a £22 billion black hole in the public finances. The reserve that is set out for genuine emergencies had already been spent four…04 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployer National Insurance Contributions: Business ImpactI thank the right hon. Lady for that question, and 43% of employers—almost 1 million—will pay no employer national insurance this year. That is an increase because of the changes…04 Nov 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: CongletonI thank my hon. Friend for her question. She is a proud supporter of everything in the Congleton constituency. This Government are committed to regional growth, with growth in all…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe NHS will remain free at the point of use for as long as there is a Labour Government. That is not something that Reform is able to promise. As usual, Reform does one thing and…04 Nov 2025HANSARDRegulation Action PlanImproving regulation in the UK, ensuring that it enables growth and does not unduly hold back investment, is an essential part of this Government’s growth mission and delivering…21 Oct 2025HANSARDGovernment Debt Interest PaymentsHe says he did not, but he served in her Cabinet, so I will take no lectures from Conservative Members. The country will have heard what the Leader of the Opposition said today:…09 Sept 2025HANSARDGovernment Debt Interest PaymentsThe only person that carpet bombed our economy was Liz Truss and the Conservative party. The hon. Gentleman supported Liz Truss in leadership contest and throughout her time—09 Sept 2025HANSARDGovernment Debt Interest PaymentsI will not take any lectures from the SNP, which has put up taxes on ordinary working people in Scotland. The SNP Scottish Government had the biggest settlement since devolution…09 Sept 2025HANSARDGovernment Debt Interest PaymentsLet me just check—oh yeah, it went through the roof! At the same time that our debt levels went up, we have seen our public services—whether that is our schools, our hospitals,…09 Sept 2025HANSARDGovernment Debt Interest PaymentsThe Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts that debt is going to fall during the course of this Parliament—something that never happened under the Conservative Government—and…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning Reform: Economic GrowthI think Opposition Members will recognise that building companies have strongly welcomed the reforms we have made to get the country building, and they are very much against the…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning Reform: Economic GrowthI thank my hon. Friend for everything that he is doing to champion Ilford South and to bring more investment into his local community. It is great to have Labour councils working…09 Sept 2025