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HANSARDCost of Living: Support for PensionersWhat came to an end in July was 14 years of a Conservative Government who presided over a fall in living standards, the highest tax burden in 70 years, a debt, as a share of our…03 Sept 2024HANSARDEconomic GrowthSustained economic growth is the only route to improving the prosperity of our country and the living standards of working people. That is why we have already taken a number of…03 Sept 2024HANSARDEconomic GrowthMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to make that point. The Government are committed to delivering longer-term certainty for local authorities, as part of our wider commitment to a…03 Sept 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI know how hard our teachers, doctors, nurses, armed forces, police officers and prison guards work to keep us all safe, healthy and educated. They deserve the pay awards that we…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceThe hon. Gentleman says he secured the funds, but he did not; the money was not there. That is why I am having to make this statement today. I share his frustration and anger, but…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceThe response today from former Conservative Ministers just shows how deluded and out of touch they were. The British people delivered their verdict three weeks ago, and after the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI share the hon. Gentleman’s frustration, anger and disappointment that the promises made by the previous Government turned out to be built on sand. The money simply was not…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI find it staggering that in almost two hours in the Chamber, not a single Opposition Member has apologised for the state they left our public finances and public services in. It…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI have done more in three and a half weeks to get a grip of our public finances than the previous Government did in 14 years. I have worked these last three and a half weeks to…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI thank my hon. Friend for that question. In the letter that the Office for Budget Responsibility published this afternoon, the Chair said, “I welcome the important actions…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceThe hon. Gentleman’s constituents will be rightly angry with the previous Government for making unfunded spending commitments that they knew they could not pay for. My right hon.…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceThe hon. Gentleman’s constituents will rightly be annoyed with the previous Government for saying that they would go ahead with the A303 work but not budgeting a single penny for…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI think every single Member of the House will have faced often very difficult constituency casework about young people who are not getting a diagnosis on time and not getting the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceMy right hon. Friend the Work and Pensions Secretary is considering that report as we speak.29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Today’s revelations of a £22 billion in-year overspend come on top of partygate and the handing of contracts to friends and donors to the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The spending review will focus on both integration and prevention, because we know that that saves taxpayers’ money and delivers better…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceWe have heard today that hon. and right hon. Members across the House campaigned in good faith on projects that they thought the money was there for. The money simply was not…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritancePension credit is paid to a single person who has an income of just under £12,000 and for a pensioner couple of just under £18,000. We will indeed keep pension credit for the…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceMy hon. Friend speaks powerfully on behalf of his constituents in York Outer. They voted for change because they were sick and tired of unfunded commitments, broken public…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI can fully understand why the hon. Gentleman’s constituents are so angry with the previous Government for leaving this mess and making unfunded commitments. I assure him that…29 Jul 2024