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HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI am sure the hon. Lady heard the answer to the previous question on this issue. She keeps mentioning this 3 million figure without giving an explanation of whether she agrees…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 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his thoughtful and powerful contribution. I respect what he has to say on aid. He is right about the language that was used. He will know the…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. This spending review is about focusing on the priorities of our constituents. I am sure that he and his constituents will be pleased to know…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastAt the beginning of this crisis, we made changes to the way in which statutory sick pay operates, ensuring that it was payable from day one rather than day four, and payable to…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastWe have said that as the EU funding that we are currently financing runs off, we will step in and replace it up to the tune of about £1.5 billion, which is the UK amount.…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI commend my hon. Friend, because he consistently comes to the House to champion his constituents and talk about increasing the opportunities available to them. He is right: that…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastWe want our recovery to be green, and the national infrastructure strategy sets out an ambitious way to do that. Skills are at the heart of what we believe, giving people the…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Although it is right to act in this way during the crisis, it would not be a sustainable way to operate. The important thing to know is that…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastMy hon. Friend articulates well an example of local pinch points being a blight on communities, preventing people from improving the quality of their lives and driving growth. It…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastMr Speaker, today’s spending review delivers on the priorities of the British people. Our health emergency is not yet over and our economic emergency has only just begun, so our…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastAccording to the latest figures, there are 100,000 fewer children in absolute poverty than in 2010 and 750,000 fewer children living in workless households than in 2010. The hon.…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI will address all the points made by the hon. Lady in turn, but it is important to note, up front, that despite her criticisms, there is actually a lot that she and her…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. On top of the existing in-year funding we have provided to deal with winter pressures for A&E, the spending review confirms £3.7 billion of…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastMy hon. Friend is right to say that this is about making difficult decisions so that we can prioritise the things that our constituents want us to prioritise. He will be pleased…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastWe have made available £1.6 billion, which means that, at this moment, 80% of high-rise buildings with aluminium composite material cladding have work under way or complete. That…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastI thank the hon. Lady for her kind comments. She is right about the importance of our businesses, especially our small and medium-sized businesses, in helping to drive our…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastNo, it has not been shelved, and I can tell the hon. Lady that there is extra funding in this spending review for youth services. There is an amount of money for extra capital…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is because of that multi-year certainty, particularly on the capital side, that we can deliver projects more efficiently, faster and at…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastMy hon. Friend knows this issue well, from his own business experience, and he is absolutely right. What businesses have been asking for is more flexibility on how levy funds are…25 Nov 2020