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HANSARDSupport for BusinessLast week’s Budget set out a £1.7 billion tax cut for many small and medium-sized businesses across the UK. It will mean that retail, hospitality and leisure businesses will see a…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSupport for BusinessI can assure my hon. Friend that, whether through the levelling-up fund, the community ownership fund or the community renewal fund, this Government have ambitions to level up…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSupport for BusinessThere were no extra taxes for the self-employed in last week’s Budget; the right hon. Gentleman may be referring to a timing difference that was reflected in the Budget scorecard…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSupport for BusinessAs always, my right hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and I thank him for the eloquent speech he made on this topic last week. I wholeheartedly agree with him. My intention…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSupport for BusinessThe reduced rate of VAT was put in place to support the hospitality industry during coronavirus. It extends all the way to next spring; it does not step up until next March, as…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSupport for BusinessI thank my hon. Friend for the kind invitation, which he also sent me by phone. I look forward to accepting it soon and to celebrating Stoke’s success in not one, not two but…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic FinancesThe fiscal rules announced at Budget will ensure that the public finances remain on a sustainable path and support a strong economic recovery. The Government will borrow only to…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic FinancesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The best foundation for our success as a country is a strong economy and responsible public finances. In contrast to the Labour party, which…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic FinancesI very much appreciate the right hon. Gentleman’s concern about the cost of transitioning to net zero. The Government are also mindful of those costs, and the net zero strategy,…02 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week’s Budget delivered a stronger economy for the British people, with stronger public finances; support for business; stronger public services; investment in…02 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI commend those at the hon. Lady’s business for what they have done through the pandemic and beyond with the manufacture of masks. We have moved out of crisis phase now, so our…02 Nov 2021HANSARDFinancial StatementMadam Deputy Speaker, I have heard your words and those of Mr Speaker. I have the greatest respect for you both and want to assure you that I have listened very carefully to what…27 Oct 2021HANSARDCharter for Budget ResponsibilityToday I have published a draft updated “Charter for Budget Responsibility”, a copy of which has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses. Copies are also available in the…27 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right about the important role of FE colleges, which is why I was pleased in the last Budget to invest billions over this Parliament to improve…07 Sept 2021HANSARDSpending Review 2021Today I can inform the House that I have launched spending review 2021 (SR21) to set departmental resource and capital DEL budgets from 2022-23 to 2024-25 and the devolved…07 Sept 2021HANSARDEnd of Universal Credit UpliftThe hon. Gentleman talks about those in poverty. The statistics most recently published show that 200,000 fewer people are living in absolute poverty in the United Kingdom than…07 Sept 2021HANSARDEnd of Universal Credit UpliftI do not accept that people will be forced into poverty, because we know, and all the evidence and history tells us, that the best way to take people out of poverty is to find…07 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Gentleman talks about economic recovery. We are forecast to grow faster this year than any other country in the G7. The recovery is under way. Jobs are being…07 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is right to highlight this issue, which I know is of particular importance to her and her constituency. I assure her that I have spoken to my team about it…07 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very pleased to see the Labour party finally focus on the importance of jobs in this House. We also agree that it is important to support companies to hire people, which is…07 Sept 2021