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HANSARDSpring StatementAt the Budget, we put record investment into our farming sector, after being left plans by the previous Government that did not even involve their using all their farming budget.…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI was pleased to be able to announce in the Budget last year a 6.7% increase in the national living wage, as well as a record increase in the youth rate of the minimum wage. That…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThe plans that we inherited from the previous Government saw the OECD forecast that the UK would have the slowest growth in the G7 this year. It is now forecasting us to have the…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementI was pleased to note in my statement that Thanet has already come forward with plans to build affordable housing under the affordable housing plan, for which I set out more…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementLast year in the Budget, we provided the biggest ever settlement for the Welsh Government, yet Plaid voted against that. I do not understand why the hon. Member does not want…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Government want people in Bishop Auckland and constituents in all parts of our country to feel the benefits of growth through good jobs…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementAt the Budget, we set out £40 billion-worth of tax increases; we got rid of the non-dom tax status, increased capital gains tax, put VAT on private schools and tightened the rules…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementAt the Budget, we set out tax increases on the wealthiest and on businesses to properly fund our public services. Constituents in Eastbourne will get to see a doctor or nurse a…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementToday, the OBR has scored some of our planning measures, which will make the economy £6.8 billion bigger by the end of the Parliament, contributing £3.4 billion to our public…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementWhen I became Chancellor, I inherited from the Conservative party a £22 billion black hole, which we have taken action to address. I would say to the right hon. Lady’s…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThe best thing that we can do for our constituents is build the homes that they desperately need. I have no understanding of why Green party Members voted against the Planning and…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThere is nothing progressive and nothing Labour about pouring more money into a broken system. The changes that we are making will help young people who are not in education,…26 Mar 2025HANSARDSpring StatementThe transformation fund, worth £3.25 billion, is about trying to reduce further the costs of failure. We are putting more money into recruiting foster carers, because we want to…26 Mar 2025HANSARDNew Approach to Ensure Regulations and Regulators Support GrowthThe Government are today publishing an action plan, setting out a new approach to ensure regulations and regulators support growth. Improving regulation in the UK, ensuring that…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is clear that the world is changing, which is why we must bring about a new era of security and renewal to keep our country safe. Last week, I convened European Finance…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have no plans to consider zero rating indoor play facilities for VAT. All tax breaks must provide value for money and evidence suggests that such savings are only…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that the right hon. Gentleman will have looked at the OBR forecast from the Budget last year, which forecasted that employment will rise in this Parliament, unemployment…04 Mar 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2024: Business ConfidenceConservative Members welcome the additional money for the NHS, but they never welcome the means to pay for it, which is why we are in the mess that we are with the £22 billion…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman and his party had 14 years to reform the welfare system. They failed to do so, but this Government will. We are turning the British economy round after…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnlike the Conservatives, we believe that investing alongside private industry is good for jobs and good for economic growth. I visited the National Wealth Fund’s offices last…04 Mar 2025