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HANSARDSpending Review 2025I think the whole House would pay tribute to the people of Portsmouth and their commitment to our country’s defence. On affordable housing, through the Planning and Infrastructure…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025My driving purpose since I became Chancellor is to make working people in all parts of our country better off, to rebuild our schools and our hospitals, and to invest in our…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025The changes we have made to the planning system and the changes we are making through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill provide the opportunity to build. Today, we have backed…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025It absolutely is.11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025There are huge opportunities in Stevenage, both in life sciences and in the defence sector, to take advantage of the investment that we are putting in—whether that is in research…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I once spent a day at Thomas the Tank Engine world. I hope that the trains and the tram lines that we are going to be investing in will be a little less talkative and a bit more…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025The Prime Minister was in Ipswich yesterday with my hon. Friend to visit a local college. He came back from that visit even more determined to crack on and build Sizewell nuclear…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025This will be a scheme operated from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. We announced some of the neighbourhoods that will benefit from that investment…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I know that there is great need for affordable homes in Gravesham. With today’s spending review, as well as the planning reforms we have introduced and continue to…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025The allocation has now been made to the Department for Transport. We have not set out every project that that will fund, but I am sure the Transport Secretary will come to this…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025It sounds like it is a pretty good day to be an MP in Burton. We are pleased to be able to make those investments in the midlands rail hub and in nuclear technology. There will…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I thank my hon. Friend for that question. It is good to see the Minister in his place to hear it, too. It is really important that, as we invest in the social and affordable…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025The investment we are putting into Derby and Nottinghamshire is significant, with small modular reactors, investment in defence and investment in fusion, creating good jobs and…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I thank the hon. Gentleman for speaking powerfully about his experience and the experience of his constituents. After the 14 years and the broken promises of the Conservative…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025My hon. Friend has spoken to me powerfully on many occasions about how much Westminster city council has to spend on temporary accommodation, which is why the investment in…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025Okay, that is just the Tories—well, they need to explain how they would pay for it. I appreciate the fact that the hon. Lady welcomes some of our policies, but the job of the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025Alongside the investment at Casement Park, we have also made record investment, with a record settlement for the Northern Ireland Executive, in the announcements we have set out…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025In the statement today we were able to announce investment for Acorn in Aberdeenshire and for Great British Energy, headquartered in Scotland, as well as substantial investment in…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025My hon. Friend has been a big advocate of reforms to the Green Book, and after setting up the consultation in January, we are pleased to be able to announce changes today to get…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I thank the hon. Lady for her comments. I know she has not had a chance to look at the figures yet, but it is not right to say that there are real-terms cuts to public services.…11 Jun 2025