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HANSARDCost of Living: Wolverhampton WestFirst of all, I offer my deepest condolences following the tragic death of two young children in my hon. Friend’s constituency. This will be an incredibly distressing time for the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that although Reform-led Worcestershire council said that it would cut taxes, it has instead put them up. That is why I urge people in Redditch…28 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Living: Worsley and EcclesMy hon. Friend speaks powerfully on behalf of his constituents. The response of this Government during this conflict is, first, to try to de-escalate it. This is not a war that we…28 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Living: Worsley and EcclesThe Government are committed to improving living standards for people across the UK. Thanks to decisions I made in the Budget, the energy price cap reduced by £117 a year, on…28 Apr 2026HANSARDChild Poverty TaskforceChild poverty is absolutely not inevitable, which why we are lifting 550,000 children out of poverty. It is always Labour Governments who lift children out of poverty and Tory…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for all his campaigning in this area. I also pay tribute to the trade union USDAW, its former general secretary Paddy Lillis, and its current general…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that question. While other parties—specifically Reform and the Conservatives—wanted us to enter this war, we stayed out of it, and are working to…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend knows from sitting on the Treasury Committee, this Government have already taken action to reduce the cost of living and to bear down on inflation with the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsTo start with, let us remember that the plans we inherited from the last Government would have seen fuel duty go up straightaway; the plans that we inherited from the last…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsJust a couple of weeks ago, I hosted an event in Downing Street where I met people who are benefiting from the change in the two-child limit and people who had campaigned for that…28 Apr 2026HANSARDConflict in the Middle East: Cost of LivingFuel duty was never lower at any point under the previous Conservative Government or, indeed, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Government. We are keeping under review what…28 Apr 2026HANSARDConflict in the Middle East: Cost of LivingWe are monitoring the situation and preparing for every eventuality. The International Monetary Fund expects the UK to be the fastest growing European G7 economy cumulatively over…28 Apr 2026HANSARDGovernment Procurement: British BusinessesI am slightly disappointed that my hon. Friend did not mention that today is Staffordshire Day; Staffordshire oatcakes are available for Members from both sides of the House in…28 Apr 2026HANSARDGovernment Procurement: British BusinessesWe are reforming Government procurement rules so that we can buy more that is made in this country, and we have already changed the rules on steel, shipbuilding, energy…28 Apr 2026HANSARDChild Poverty TaskforceThe fact that some 10,000 children in one constituency have been lifted out of poverty, by just one of the policy changes we have made to reduce child poverty, shows the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDConflict in the Middle East: Cost of LivingLast time she stood up in the Chamber, the hon. Lady said that she wanted a 10p cut in fuel duty; now it is a 12p cut. What she has failed to explain is how on earth she is going…28 Apr 2026HANSARDConflict in the Middle East: Cost of LivingI thank my hon. Friend for standing up for the people of South Ribble and the issues that matter to them. Since the general election, there have been six cuts in interest rates,…28 Apr 2026HANSARDConflict in the Middle East: Cost of LivingI congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on running his fourth London marathon this week for a cancer charity. I know that cause is dear to his heart. He makes an important point.…28 Apr 2026HANSARDGovernment Procurement: British BusinessesConservative Members cheer, but they did not use any of those freedoms. It is this Government who are doing everything we can to buy, make and sell more in Britain. One of the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDConflict in the Middle East: Cost of LivingWhen we froze fuel duty and extended that freeze, that also impacted red diesel. As we keep under review what happens to fuel duty, we will do the same for red diesel. I think…28 Apr 2026