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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady talks about a fair share. It is worth bearing in mind that oil and gas companies are already taxed at double the rate of all other companies: 40% versus 19%,…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on HouseholdsThe right hon. Gentleman talks about exceptionalism with regard to policy. Part of the reason we are in this situation with energy prices is the decisions made by the previous…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to point out the importance of fuel as a cost for both businesses and households. That is why I am proud that we delivered the eleventh freeze in fuel duty…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs is common to all other years, welfare is uprated annually by September’s CPI. That will be the case next year as well, as my right hon. and learned Friend the Financial…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on HouseholdsI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his suggestions, and of course I will bear them in mind. He is right about the rising cost of fuel at the pumps, although I am pleased to…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on HouseholdsWe have reacted to rising energy bills by putting in place £9 billion of support, which will get to households far faster than the proposals put forward by the Opposition, with…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on HouseholdsWith regard to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury has been hard at work with our international partners to put in place the most comprehensive set of economic sanctions…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on HouseholdsIt is worth bearing it in mind that, because of the price cap, households will be protected all the way through the autumn. We do not know what the price cap will be at that…15 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn response to Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine, the Treasury has helped deliver a world-leading package of economic sanctions to deliver severe consequences to the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on HouseholdsI can give my hon. Friend that reassurance. Representing as I do a rural constituency like hers, I know the difficulty that our constituents are facing. That is why our £9 billion…15 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I confirm that the £150 is not for those with second homes or empty homes. We will make that crystal clear in how the policy is executed.03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI will let this Government’s record on economic policy speak for itself. It is a record of which I am proud. I can provide the hon. Gentleman with the reassurance that I and the…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am glad that the hon. Gentleman recognises that there are two sets of Barnett consequentials for Northern Ireland stemming from each of the policies, which total £250 million.…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am always happy to meet my hon. Friends from Stoke, which benefited from not just one, not just two, but three successful levelling-up fund bids, and which I was pleased to…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about some of the failures of policy that the Labour party propagated in power. That is being fixed by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point and one that colleagues not just in Wales, but in England and Scotland will also be asking, not least my own constituents. I can tell…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateAs a former local government Minister, it gives me great pleasure to pay tribute to district councils and to the work of the District Councils’ Network. I do not know whether John…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThanks to the actions of this and previous Governments, since 2010, there are 200,000 fewer children living in poverty. We also know that children growing up in workless…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy hon. Friend is right to highlight one of the categories of those who are exempt that we want to get support to and ensure that they are included in the discretionary fund. I…03 Feb 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateAround 4 million households have prepayment meters, and about 40% of those will be able to receive the rebate on bills automatically because of the nature of their prepayment…03 Feb 2022