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HANSARDProductivityIn the election that we have just had, we talked time and again about the need to unleash the potential of the entire United Kingdom, and of course that includes all of Scotland.…07 Jan 2020HANSARDFrontline Health ServicesWe are delivering on our five-year NHS settlement confirmed in January 2019, which is the largest cash injection in our public services since the second world war and will provide…07 Jan 2020HANSARDFrontline Health ServicesMy hon. Friend will know that the NHS is this Government’s No. 1 spending priority. I just wish that it was the same for the Labour Government in Wales, who have let down Welsh…07 Jan 2020HANSARDFrontline Health ServicesIt is worth reminding Members that one of the reasons the NHS has so many problems, including with the recruitment of GPs and in hospitals, is the PFI policies of the previous…07 Jan 2020HANSARDFrontline Health ServicesI can give my hon. Friend that assurance. He makes an important point. As he will know, the Government will have a comprehensive spending review later this year, and there will be…07 Jan 2020HANSARDFrontline Health ServicesThe hon. Gentleman raises a very important issue. We are absolutely committed to providing the resources necessary for the NHS to provide even better cancer treatment for all our…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe year 2020 marks the end of a decade of economic recovery—10 years of uninterrupted growth, which is only the third time this has been achieved since 1700. At the election, I…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome my hon. Friend to his place. He is absolutely right about the importance of business rates, which are a real burden, particularly on smaller community and village shops.…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, I welcome the shadow Chancellor to his seat. He fought a hard campaign and I commend him for his efforts. As he noted, just before the Christmas recess, I announced the new…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI believe the right hon. Gentleman means Mr Neil Woodford, not Mr Ian Woodford. The ongoing inquiry is, rightly, being led independently. It is not a matter for Ministers, and…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I warmly welcome my hon. Friend back to her rightful place? Last month, I visited with her some excellent businesses in her constituency, and I want to see more such…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will work with my hon. Friend, and I welcome him to his place. I was incredibly impressed by Merxin, the company we visited together. It was a reminder of the difference the…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman raises an important issue. Work has been done on absentee landlords, but there is always room for new ideas. I will make sure that the relevant Minister meets…07 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to raise this issue, which is such an important issue for all our constituents. It is important that we ensure that at all times the NHS has…07 Jan 2020HANSARDPer Pupil FundingFirst, Mr Speaker, may I associate myself with the message you have just sent to our Australian friends? I also take this opportunity to wish you and all hon. Members a happy new…07 Jan 2020HANSARDPer Pupil FundingI remember that visit, and I was incredibly impressed by the club. May I say how delighted I am to see my hon. Friend take his place in this House? I agree with him…07 Jan 2020HANSARDPer Pupil FundingI agree with the hon. Lady about the importance of making sure that special educational needs are properly funded. That is precisely why in the last spending round I increased…07 Jan 2020HANSARDPer Pupil FundingMy hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. He has been a champion of fairer funding for schools, especially in the west midlands, and I agree with him about the importance of…07 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am pleased to announce that I have appointed Mr Andrew Bailey as the next Governor of the Bank of England. Mr Bailey will take up his appointment on 16 March 2020, and will…20 Dec 2019HANSARDECOFINA meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) will be held in Brussels on 8 November 2019. The UK will be represented by Mark Bowman (Director General,…05 Nov 2019