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HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI agree that it is a shame that October’s Chancellor is not in his place today. This crisis has been co-written by every single member of the Cabinet and every single member of…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthThe truth is that a million people are missing from the labour market and half of those have long-term health conditions. We need to do much more to get those people back to work.…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI beg to move, That this House regrets the long-term damage to the economy as a direct result of the mini budget, where mortgage rates for households have risen and the stability…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthAs a member of the Treasury Committee, my hon. Friend understands the issues well. The chief executive of BP says that his company is like a cash machine at the moment. We should…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateAs I regularly say now, I welcome the new Chancellor to his place. He is the fourth in four months of chaos and fiasco as this Conservative Government spiral down the political…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationPeople are facing insecurity, instability and deep anxiety and they deserve answers. Conservative economic policy has caused mayhem with financial markets, pushed up mortgage…12 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Situation(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the current economic crisis.12 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor is in a dangerous state of denial, but the costs of these mistakes are all too real for everyone else: borrowing costs up; growth down; and mortgage payments set to…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince the Chancellor’s disastrous mini-Budget just 18 days ago, we have seen wild swings in the value of the pound, gilt yields up 100 basis points in a single day and the Bank of…11 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanThank you, Mr Speaker. I welcome the right hon. Gentleman to his place. I thank the Chancellor for his comprehensive demolition of the record of the last 12 years—their record;…23 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 4.8 million people in Britain are paid less than a real living wage. That includes cleaners, caterers and security guards employed by the Government. They work hard, they pay…28 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsConsumer confidence is at its lowest level since records began because working people have less money to spend, but we are not all in this together. Pay for the top 1% of earners…28 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Producers: Investment Allowances(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on North sea oil and gas producers’ use of investment allowances to minimise their liability…06 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Producers: Investment AllowancesI am here to talk about the cost of living crisis, but where are Tory MPs today? On 26 May, the Chancellor announced a welcome U-turn on his party’s opposition to a windfall tax—a…06 Jun 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateAfter today’s announcement, let there be no doubt about who is winning the battle of ideas in Britain—it is the Labour party. Today, it feels as though the Chancellor has finally…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateWhile we are at it, why did this Tory Government get rid of our gas storage, which would have left us better protected from wild fluctuations in prices? When will this Government…26 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthThe Bank of England has issued a stark warning of a downturn next year, with GDP projected to fall, and it is not set to get much better after that. [Interruption.] The Chief…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthConservative Members voted against the windfall tax not for the first time, not for the second time, but for the third time. Every single Conservative MP opposed what they know is…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is the Tory growth penalty—the effect of the lack of growth in the economy. Average earnings are £11,000 less than if growth had stayed at…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthI give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies).18 May 2022