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HANSARDShared Prosperity FundThe Government will establish a UK shared prosperity fund to spread prosperity and opportunity across all four nations once we have left the European Union and the EU structural…02 Jul 2019HANSARDShared Prosperity FundAs I have already said, we intend to consult later this year. I strongly encourage my hon. Friend’s constituents to take part in that consultation; he and I have already spoken…02 Jul 2019HANSARDShared Prosperity FundAbsolutely—those are exactly the kinds of questions that we dealt with in the consultation.02 Jul 2019HANSARDShared Prosperity FundThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: there are disparities of income and productivity across the United Kingdom, and what he mentions will be one of the key objectives. But the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern PowerhouseWith respect to the hon. Lady, she is not correct on the numbers. This Government are investing more in the north than the previous Labour Government. Over the course of this…02 Jul 2019HANSARDTobacco Products (Description of Products) (Amendment) Order 2019I am grateful for that. I commend the order to the Committee. Question put and agreed to.17 Jun 2019HANSARDTobacco Products (Description of Products) (Amendment) Order 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) (Amendment) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019, No. 953). The statutory instrument inserts into…17 Jun 2019HANSARDTobacco Products (Description of Products) (Amendment) Order 2019I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for supporting this measure. As I said, it is a simple measure, which puts on the statute book the definition that is required under the…17 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillI cannot tell the hon. Lady that at the present time, and for good reason. We do not know at this moment when will be an appropriate time to review this particular tax. Clearly,…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillAs I said in answer to the hon. Lady in Committee, that is not information that HMRC collects. Studies are made by independent bodies, some of which I highlighted to her during…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillLet me respond to the amendments tabled by the hon. Gentleman and the hon. Member for Aberdeen North. It is a bit like groundhog day, because we have been through these arguments…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to respond to the comments and questions posed by the hon. Members for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) and for Bootle (Peter Dowd). I shall not…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I am grateful to all the right hon. and hon. Members who participated throughout the passage of the Bill, particularly in…10 Jun 2019HANSARDConsumer Access: Financial ServicesThank you, Mr Walker; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I do not intend to use up all the time, unless there are many interventions from colleagues. It is a…06 Jun 2019HANSARDFuel Duty FreezeI take it from the hon. Gentleman that he supports increasing fuel duty. He asks who has that opinion. Actually, most economists agree that fuel consumption is highly…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe clean growth strategy set out our ambition to enable businesses and industry to improve energy efficiency by 20% by 2030. Today farmers in a community such as Ludlow can make…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government are investing in innovation in the tidal and marine sector. For example, we have invested in the marine innovation centre in Shetland, and I recently met a…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government have committed £3.5 billion to improving air quality for the entire population, and I understand that that involves Bath and North East Somerset Council receiving…21 May 2019HANSARDFuel Duty FreezeThe price of fuel has only a marginal effect on how much fuel people purchase. That means that fuel duty freezes have a limited effect on emissions. Fuel costs, however, are a…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am proud that this country will be the first in the world to introduce a new, innovative plastic packaging tax. We are in the process of formulating the tax. We have finished…21 May 2019