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HANSARDIneligibility for Covid-19 Financial SupportI know that my right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury is meeting with that particular group. In that interview, I was making a general point about the fact that…01 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am happy to provide that information. The new national infrastructure bank will invest in projects such as transport, digital infrastructure and renewable energy through a…01 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know about the difficulties that the hospitality sector is experiencing at the moment. The hon. Lady will know that the various measures she spoke about—the business rates…01 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would not want to pre-empt the outcome of the ongoing talks, which I can say are constructive and proceeding with full intensity. I am very hopeful that they can reach a…01 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government’s economic priority remains the protection of jobs and people’s livelihoods. It is our relentless focus. To that end, we have committed £280 billion this year.01 Dec 2020HANSARDIneligibility for Covid-19 Financial SupportThere is no barrier to support for anyone wishing to access any of the various things that we have put in place. I am glad that the hon. Lady mentioned the culture recovery fund.…01 Dec 2020HANSARDIneligibility for Covid-19 Financial SupportPerhaps the hon. Lady could let me know whether she thinks that it is right to target support on those who are majority self-employed. She refers to millions of people, but, as I…01 Dec 2020HANSARDIneligibility for Covid-19 Financial SupportI feel very bad for David and Alice with the difficult situation that they are facing. However, I am sure that their small business, like a million other small companies across…01 Dec 2020HANSARDIneligibility for Covid-19 Financial SupportMy right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary is meeting that group and other Members, and I and other members of my team have met various representatives of the self-employed and…01 Dec 2020HANSARDIneligibility for Covid-19 Financial SupportBefore I start, I know that Members from around the House will join me in commemorating World AIDS Day and the many organisations that make this day happen. As we remember those…01 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is music to my ears. My right hon. Friend is absolutely right: this is a Government who believe in a low-tax dynamic economy. He will also appreciate that, in the midst of…01 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure that the hon. Gentleman will listen carefully to what the Prime Minister and the Health Secretary have to say immediately after these questions, and I believe there is…01 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI stand by what I said. Those earning less than £24,000 in the public sector, 2.1 million people, or 38% of all people working in the public sector, will receive a guaranteed…01 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to champion his local businesses, something he knows well from his own experience. I can give him that reassurance. I know it has been a very difficult…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public FinancesMy right hon. Friend will have seen the analysis we did publish, which talked specifically about sectoral impact. In the document, there were specific links to the various places…01 Dec 2020HANSARDIneligibility for Covid-19 Financial SupportI am not making the point that every single person can access every single scheme that the Government have put in place. That is not what I am saying; everyone will have different…01 Dec 2020HANSARDIneligibility for Covid-19 Financial SupportThe hon. Gentleman mentioned support for the hospitality sector and bars; he will of course know that support has been provided through initiatives such as the business rates…01 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public FinancesThe economic impacts of coronavirus and the substantial fiscal support provided have meant a necessary increase in our deficit and debt levels this year. That is the right thing…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI am glad the right hon. Gentleman gives me an opportunity to thank my fantastic team of civil servants in the Treasury, who have been extraordinary in their hard work and…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI completely agree with my right hon. Friend that we will build our recovery through the dynamism of the private sector, and he is right about the power of entrepreneurship.…25 Nov 2020