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HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseThis package was not just designed by me; it was designed by hon. and right hon. Members of this House who have made representations to me about the cost of living, but also about…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseThe hon. Lady says that we should extend the industrial strategy, but the previous Government did not even have an industrial strategy. I would say that a £700 million tariff…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseWe are helping to keep prices down in the supermarkets, and to reduce the cost of lunch at a café or restaurant when families have a day out. Having met my hon. Friend’s kids out…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI agree with my hon. Friend that we will take no lessons from the Conservatives on inflation, when it reached more than 11% when they were last in office. On VAT in the leisure…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI will have to check about ice skating. I like to pride myself on being on top of my brief, but I do not know whether ice skating is included. I did, however, know about the…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI thank my hon. Friend for the work she does on behalf of all her constituents, particularly those impacted by what is happening at Denby. It was my privilege to come to Amber…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseIt is important that we help our constituents with the cost of living. The tariff reductions that I have announced today will save the British shopper £700 million. That is a…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI will take absolutely no lessons from the man who was part of a party that took our economy to its knees—inflation at 11%, working people worse off at the end of the last…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseAs I have said in previous answers, I recognise the role of oil and gas in the UK and its importance to the UK for many years to come, which is why we have changed the rules…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseA whole range of products are included in the tariff reductions, including imports of tropical fruits, bananas, olive oil and much more, but I expect that hon. and right hon.…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI thank my hon. Friend for her question and for always standing up for the people of Stafford, whether by supporting bringing a market back to the town or supporting the…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI thank the hon. Lady for those questions. I am not sure whether she welcomes the changes around the foreign branch exemption, which is what will pay for the policies announced…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseIn the Budget last year, I reduced energy bills by £150, and just a few weeks ago, I put in additional money to help people with the cost of heating oil. The issue around standing…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseBusinesses in the chemicals sector in Middlesbrough will benefit from these changes. In today’s package, a lot of the focus was on food costs, be it the cost of kids’ meals in…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI thank my hon. Friend for that question, and I say to Mrs Williams and all those who work in the ceramics sector: I am proud to be the Chancellor who is backing British industry…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who raised this issue in Treasury questions just a few weeks ago. I committed then to looking at this ahead of the next Budget, but given the…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI know that, as Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, the right hon. Gentleman will play a key role in scrutinising what the Government are doing. The…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that question. I urge him and businesses and farmers in his constituency to look at the list of products and feed into the consultation over…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseLet me take the issues that the shadow Chancellor has raised. On fuel duty, when I became Chancellor of the Exchequer, the freeze in fuel duty was due to expire, under the plan…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseThe right hon. Gentleman makes a really important point. Today I have set out a number of measures that will directly help the supermarkets to reduce their costs, and it is really…21 May 2026