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HANSARDNew Infrastructure InvestmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to focus on making sure that our investment reaches every part of the country, including his constituency. I am pleased to tell him that £760…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHelping Young People into Work: Covid-19My hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance of hospitality in employing young people, which is why, together with our VAT cut for that sector and indeed £16…07 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat people know they get from this Conservative Government is a Government who are on their side, a Government who are delivering their priorities, whether their priority is…07 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is absolutely not right. When it comes to the super deduction, what the Labour party will never understand is that we want to support businesses to create jobs. That is what…07 Sept 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateIf my numbers are right, as a percentage of GDP we were for the last few years spending double what Labour ever spent when it was in office, and my right hon. Friend is right…13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateI am grateful to Members in all parts of the House for their passionate and principled contributions to today’s debate. Given the short time available, I shall highlight some of…13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateOn the contrary; this Government have brought a coherence and a strategic symmetry to our approach to international development and foreign policy, which is improving how we…13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateIt is not an either/or. This Government are doing both. We are one of the largest donors to the UN peacekeeping operations and that is why we are making a difference in countries…13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I recognise the passion and conviction with which Members who voted both for and against the Government’s motion spoke in favour of the 0.7%…13 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateI completely agree with my right hon. Friend, and I will come on to that in a minute. I am proud, too, of our response to last year’s economic crisis—the deepest recession this…13 Jul 2021HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance BudgetThe Government have acted on a scale unmatched in recent history in responding to the twin health and economic emergencies, with over £400 billion of total support for the economy…12 Jul 2021HANSARDFiscal Risks Report 2021In accordance with the charter for budget responsibility, the OBR has today published its third fiscal risks report (FRR). FRR 2021 provides an update on the risks identified in…06 Jul 2021HANSARDTreasuryMeeting our climate ambitions is obviously at the heart of everything that the Government are doing. The hon. Lady talked about sectors where we should show leadership: I have…28 Jun 2021HANSARDTreasuryMeeting our climate ambitions is obviously at the heart of everything that the Government are doing. The hon. Lady talked about sectors where we should show leadership: I have…28 Jun 2021HANSARDFreeportsI was pleased to announce the location of eight new English freeports at the Budget in March. The next phase of delivery for freeports is being led by the Ministry of Housing,…22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we have reopened our economy since the last lockdown, we have continued to provide extensive support through our £400 billion plan for jobs, protecting businesses, families and…22 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness InvestmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance of manufacturing in particular to the Black Country. I am pleased to have received the representations from…22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can assure not just my hon. Friend, but Keith and Dave from the Titanic brewery, that we have consulted industry on the prospect of such a lower rate as part of our ongoing…22 Jun 2021HANSARDFurloughed EmployeesBetween the end of January and the end of April, 1.5 million people left the furlough scheme. The most recent business survey from the Office for National Statistics estimates…22 Jun 2021HANSARDFurloughed EmployeesMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The furlough scheme has supported more than 11.5 million jobs since the start of the pandemic, and she is right to say that at that point,…22 Jun 2021