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HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueThis is the first economic and financial dialogue between our two countries since 2019. Since then, other countries around the world have continued to engage with China, securing…14 Jan 2025HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueI have had the opportunity on a couple of occasions to meet the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, and I am sure that the Secretary of State for…14 Jan 2025HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueOne of the reasons for such poor investment—the lowest of all the G7 economies—is that our planning system makes it so hard to get anything done in this country. That is why the…14 Jan 2025HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueThe national wealth fund created by this Government will get investment into industries such as carbon capture and storage, green hydrogen, ports and, indeed, steel. We were…14 Jan 2025HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueI am not sure whether the hon. Gentleman follows global financial markets, but borrowing costs have increased for countries around the world. What we saw under Liz Truss’s…14 Jan 2025HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueThe best way to grow an economy is to boost investment in an economy. The truth is that, under the Conservatives, we were the only G7 economy where investment stood at less than…14 Jan 2025HANSARDUK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue: 2025I visited China 10-13 January to deliver the 2025 UK-China economic and financial dialogue. Growing the economy is the No.1 mission of this Government. But that growth must be…13 Jan 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility: Economic and Fiscal ForecastToday I can inform the House that I have asked the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to prepare an economic and fiscal forecast for publication on 26 March 2025. This…16 Dec 2024HANSARDManagement of Public FinancesMy hon. Friend’s constituents in Thurrock are right to be angry about the waste and corruption that happened under the previous Government. That money belongs to the British…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic InvestmentI agree it is important that all children learn to swim, especially in our coastal communities. We had to make difficult decisions at the Budget, but I am happy to try to arrange…03 Dec 2024HANSARDAffordable HousingAt the Budget, the Government announced major steps towards delivering a once-in-a-generation increase in social housing, including a £500 million boost to the affordable homes…03 Dec 2024HANSARDAffordable HousingStoke-on-Trent has a proud industrial history and some beautiful buildings. My hon. Friend makes an important point—I will raise it with colleagues at the Ministry of Housing,…03 Dec 2024HANSARDAffordable HousingAs the right hon. Gentleman will know, home ownership fell under the previous Government. We are determined to turn that around and ensure that more people, particularly families,…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic InvestmentWe have brought stability back to the economy, which is the foundation for attracting investment and is vital to our growth mission. We have already launched the national wealth…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic InvestmentIt was a pleasure to go to my hon. Friend’s constituency in June to see the port and the wealth creation and jobs that it is bringing to Southampton. As I set out in the autumn…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic InvestmentI thank my hon. Friend for his question and for the invitation. In October, the Government launched the national wealth fund to mobilise billions of pounds of investment into…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic InvestmentI welcome the work that my hon. Friend does on the all-party parliamentary group for Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire. As I announced in October, the UK Infrastructure Bank has…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic InvestmentOne of the current challenges, as the hon. Gentleman will know, is that agricultural property relief is often used for tax avoidance. People are buying farmland not because they…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic InvestmentWe were really pleased to announce an R&D budget of more than £20 billion at the autumn Budget. This is important to funding and accelerating R&D not just in the hon. Lady’s…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAnd like my hon. Friend, I look forward to small business Saturday this week—03 Dec 2024