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HANSARDSpending 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: Economic GrowthI know that my hon. Friend is working closely with the local Labour council in Southport to regenerate the local town centre, and we will make sure that this Government back him…20 May 2025HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyIn January, I announced a review of the Green Book to ensure that it is supporting fair, objective and transparent advice on public investment across the country, and I am working…20 May 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: South Yorkshire and DerbyAlthough I will not get into detailed discussions about one individual company, last year the Government set out the £2.5 billion steel fund in the Budget to preserve and grow…20 May 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: South Yorkshire and DerbyKick-starting economic growth is this Government’s No. 1 mission. From the next financial year, South Yorkshire combined authority will receive a single flexible funding pot…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-India Free Trade AgreementSteel is one of the sectors that will benefit particularly from the trade deals this Government have secured, freeing ourselves of tariffs on steel going into the US. Indeed, the…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-India Free Trade AgreementThe trade deal that we have secured with India adds around £5 billion to the UK economy. On social security contributions, if somebody who works for an Indian business is posted…20 May 2025HANSARDNorthern Towns: FundingI shall make sure that the Transport Secretary hears those requests, but the hon. Gentleman knows that our investment in British Steel, which will save that company, is set to…20 May 2025HANSARDNorthern Towns: FundingThis Government have committed to increasing the proportion of civil servants who work in the north of England. But we already have a hub that we are expanding in Darlington,…20 May 2025HANSARDSpending Review: Economic GrowthI was very pleased that the Scottish salmon association welcomed the trade deal that we secured with the EU yesterday. Some 70% of the fish that is caught in UK waters is sold…20 May 2025HANSARDSpending Review: Economic GrowthMy hon. Friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury is working closely with businesses right across the energy sector. The previous Government increased the rate of tax on…20 May 2025HANSARDSpending Review: Economic GrowthI absolutely agree, and that is why we have reversed the Conservatives’ decisions to cut capital spending. Instead, we are preserving that capital investment, which means spending…20 May 2025HANSARDNorthern Towns: FundingThe Green Book reforms will ensure that we properly assess the benefits of investments in different parts of the UK, but the people of Cumbria and the lakes will benefit from the…20 May 2025HANSARDNorthern Towns: FundingI was pleased to go with my hon. Friend to Darwen to visit the 100th banking hub, which was rolled out just a few months ago. We also visited the thriving Darwen market in one of…20 May 2025HANSARDNorthern Towns: FundingMy hon. Friend is a proud champion of the towns and villages of Rossendale and Darwen. We will make sure that we use our Green Book review to properly assess the benefit of all…20 May 2025HANSARDUK-India Free Trade AgreementThis deal is worth £5 billion to the UK economy, and it also benefits British workers being posted by their company to work in India. The Conservatives are now in the absurd…20 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe only reason that we have been able to grow the economy and get those cuts in interest rates, which help working families in Canterbury and right across our country, is because…20 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government are securing economic growth. Last week, the numbers published showed that the economy grew by 0.7% in the first quarter of this year, including an 8% increase…20 May 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: South Yorkshire and DerbyWe will shortly publish a financial inclusion strategy, as well as extending the household support fund to support some of the most vulnerable. There are huge opportunities in…20 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn our manifesto, we set out that we would not increase taxes on working people—that is, the income tax, national insurance or VAT that they pay. That is why we also reversed the…20 May 2025