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HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his very kind words. I am glad it will make a difference to his constituents, as I hope it will to communities up and down the country…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am very happy to accept my hon. Friend’s invitation. He is absolutely right. The best way for us to provide opportunity for people is to give them the skills and the education…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI commend and applaud all the efforts the Work and Pensions Secretary and her team are doing at the moment. Just for reference, they are doubling the number of work coaches and…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The analysis published today shows that we have reduced the scale of losses for working households by up to two-thirds in general, but the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI remember that when I had the Chief Secretary’s job we discussed this very topic, and my hon. Friend is right to keep highlighting it. What I can tell him is that, as the Chief…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his support, and he is absolutely right: leaving the EU provides us with a unique opportunity to re-examine all our procurement rules and many of…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his kind support and also for his advice. He is of course absolutely right, and I hope that he was heartened by what he heard me say in the…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman asked about the self-employed; he will know that our self-employment scheme is without doubt one of the most comprehensive and generous—if not the most…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s support and am happy to talk to him about the matter that has raised. I agree with him that there must be a green recovery—something he has…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI thank the hon. Lady for her questions. I will run through them as quickly as I can. She asked about the block grant adjustment. The OBR will do final costings for these policies…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI thank my hon. Friend—and I have a feeling that might catch on—but that is exactly what we are trying to do. Through our green homes grants and through stamp duty cuts, we are…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right about the impact on young people. They are two and a half times more likely to work in a sector that has been closed down. She is right,…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI assure the hon. Lady that all relevant impact assessments are conducted at the time that they are required by legislation. As for the environmental impact, I gave a flavour of…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateThe Local Government Secretary addressed that issue just last week and unveiled a comprehensive agreement with local government to provide loss sharing on income that has been…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI know that my hon. Friend has been working very hard on behalf of his local businesses and young people, and I am glad that he welcomes today’s initiatives. He is right about…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateThe hon. Member makes a good and fair point about the importance of cash, particularly in our rural communities. My hon. Friend the Economic Secretary is very much on top of this.…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI know that this matter is close to my hon. Friend’s heart, and he has brought it up with me before. I would be delighted to give him the time he asks for to discuss this matter…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI have been very clear: I cannot save every single job. It is a tragic fact that what we have done to our economy over the past few months means that there will be job losses.…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateMy hon. Friend is right, as always, about the importance of private enterprise in driving our growth forward. He is right to highlight a freeport. I know what a difference it…08 Jul 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateThere are fewer greater champions of the tourism and hospitality industry than my hon. Friend, and I know he will be pleased about today’s announcements. He is absolutely right…08 Jul 2020