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HANSARDEconomy and JobsYes—I am pleased that my hon. Friend has asked me that. We are absolutely committed to that deal; indeed, we want to go further. The automotive sector is one of our most important…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsAbsolutely. May I take this opportunity to commend my right hon. Friend for all the work he has done on all three of those issues? He is absolutely right in what he says. Our work…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsThe Shadow Chancellor really is a shadow of his former self; that was a litany of complaints and unreconstructed misery. While he is reading from the same old script—one that has…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsMay I remind the hon. Gentleman that the banking crisis was so much worse in this country because of the changes made by the previous Labour Government? They were responsible for…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsThat is an important point. I am aware of some of the serious flooding to which the hon. Lady has referred. That is why our national infrastructure plan includes much more…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsThe infrastructure revolution will include significant new investment in our ambition—the statutory requirement to get to net zero by 2050, and also our ambition to make great…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsI agree absolutely with my hon. Friend and will come to that topic in just a moment. The foundation of our new economic plan is fiscal responsibility. It has taken a decade of…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsThe good news for our citizens, whether in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland or Wales, is that our infrastructure revolution and the funds we intend to use to build new…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsI am afraid I did not catch the name of the project the hon. Gentleman mentioned. If he wants to stand up again and mention it, I will reply.20 Jan 2020HANSARDRetail Prices Index: ConsultationYesterday, I wrote to the Chair of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee to inform him that the joint consultation between the Government and UK Statistics Authority…14 Jan 2020HANSARDProductivityThe Government’s fiscal policy will allow for a step change in infrastructure investment, which is what we need to level up and unleash the potential of the whole country. That is…07 Jan 2020HANSARDProductivityIncreasing productivity is the best way to boost wages, improve living standards and enhance prosperity. We have worked hard to build a stronger, fairer economy, dealing with the…07 Jan 2020HANSARDProductivityMy hon. Friend speaks with experience on this subject and is right about the importance of access to finance. I know that he has broadly welcomed the voluntary Business Banking…07 Jan 2020HANSARDProductivityThe hon. Lady is right to raise the importance of FE and technical skills—I went to an FE college myself—and it is one reason why, in the spending round back in September, I…07 Jan 2020HANSARDProductivityAs usual, my hon. Friend raises an important issue. Some excellent work has been done on the issue, including work to which my hon. Friend has contributed. In our manifesto, we…07 Jan 2020HANSARDProductivityFirst, may I welcome my hon. Friend to his place? He raises the important issue of infrastructure investment and its importance to productivity. I understand the incredible…07 Jan 2020HANSARDProductivityYes, I will. May I also welcome my hon. Friend to her place? I remember my visit to her constituency last month; we met some excellent local businesses. She is right to talk about…07 Jan 2020HANSARDProductivityWe have just had an unprecedented decade of growth: it is only the third time since 1700 that we have had an uninterrupted decade of growth, and that is thanks to the work of this…07 Jan 2020HANSARDProductivityWe should never forget that the Labour Government gave us the deepest recession in almost 100 hundred years, and the British people were clever enough not to allow them to do it…07 Jan 2020HANSARDProductivityI welcome the hon. Lady to her new position as, I think, Treasury spokesperson for her party. When it comes to productivity, it is important that the Scottish Government play…07 Jan 2020