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HANSARDNew Homes: AffordabilityI would be very happy to arrange a meeting for the hon. Lady with the relevant Minister to discuss some of those specific issues around retirement properties. She makes a really…08 Apr 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthI will follow up on that issue. The smallest businesses—those that employ the equivalent of four people on the national living wage—will be paying no national insurance at all…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe inherited the settlement made by the previous Government, as the hon. and learned Member will know. There is a summit between the UK and the EU on 18 May where we will be…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is doing great work supporting local businesses in Burnley, including the digital marketing start-up Door4, which I know he has been championing.08 Apr 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThis Labour Government were elected to bring change to our country, to provide security for working people and to deliver a decade of national renewal. That work began in July,…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point. That is why we have not set a number for the reduction in the size of the civil service and instead have made it an admin…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI was pleased to mention my hon. Friend’s constituency in my statement. As the home of the British Army, on behalf of this Government, we thank the people of Aldershot and…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementMy hon. Friend speaks powerfully on behalf of his constituents in Loughborough. The 1.5 million additional homes the Government are building will ensure that families in…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThe hon. Lady says, “Where is the change?” Let me tell her: more money into our NHS, with 2 million additional appointments and waiting lists falling five months in a row; rolling…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThe key point in what the right hon. Gentleman says is that cumulative growth is lower from 2023 to the end of the forecast. Of course, this Government did not come into power in…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI thank my hon. Friend for that question, and I do indeed look forward to attending the Treasury Committee next week. I was pleased to serve on the Treasury Committee in the past,…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that her constituents—all our constituents—depend on economic stability. It ensures that they know how much they will pay on their rent and…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI know that the shadow Chancellor has not been in his role for very long, but at least he is not misquoting Shakespeare today. If this was a Budget, it would be the Leader of the…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI am sure that the relevant Health Minister will be willing to meet with the hon. Lady to talk about that. Because of the investment that we put into our national health service…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI thank my hon. Friend for that question. People in North East Derbyshire will benefit from the additional homes, whether they are able to buy those homes, rent those homes or,…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI have huge respect for the hon. Lady, but that question does not do her justice. As I said to the right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen) earlier, with the starting point of…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI thank my hon. Friend for that question, and I share the deep concern felt by everyone on the Government Benches—in fact, everyone in this Chamber—about the most sick and…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI thank my hon. Friend for that question. One of the reasons we have put an additional £13 billion into capital spending over the forecast period is to invest in the…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThe OBR has not taken into account any of the package of measures to get people back into work or looked at any behavioural effects of people making that switch into work. It said…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementAt the general election, we set out our plan for a steel fund as part of the National Wealth Fund. I understand the concern of hon. Members across the House about the future of…26 Mar 2025