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HANSARDWork of the DepartmentThe fundamentals of the UK economy are strong, and the public finances have been repaired. Government action has supported the British people with the cost of living. Poverty and…31 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyMy hon. Friend is right. A Labour Chancellor deregulated banking and created a light-touch system, and we all paid the price. I want to compare my approach to infrastructure with…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyI have been sitting here for the last 30 minutes or so listening to the shadow Chancellor, and I have to say, “The brass neck of the shadow Chancellor!” No mention of the jobs…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyFirst, the IFS does not predict that at all, so the Gentleman should check his facts. Secondly, I gently point out to him that debt is brought under control by controlling…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyI do not accept the hon. Lady’s analysis. Once we leave the EU with the close economic partnership that is set out in the political declaration, our economy will continue to be…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyI agree with the hon. Gentleman that the banks should think carefully about their responsibilities to all communities, and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury met the chief…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyThe hon. Lady was a fan of “Jackanory”; now I know why she joined the Labour party. It is all fitting into place. On that point, some Members may point to the economic analysis,…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyIf the right hon. Gentleman bears with me, I will come on to that issue in just a moment. We can only do all these things that I have just mentioned because of the strength of our…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyYes, I agree with my hon. Friend. When I address amendment (h), I will say a bit more about that.24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyI will comment on that because, probably like the hon. Gentleman, I campaigned for remain, and I lost the argument; but I am a democrat, unlike the hon. Gentleman.24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyI will make some progress and then I will give way. I want to contrast our approach with that of Labour Front Benchers, who have demanded higher borrowing and higher taxes at…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. In fact, the SNP’s obsession with another damaging referendum on independence is already hitting growth in Scotland, and that is why Scotland…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyThe hon. Gentleman says we caused it. That was what was in place when Labour were in office —£5,000 every second. Let us address that point. [Interruption.]24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyThat is exactly what I mean when I talk about levelling up the economy and ensuring that all parts of our great nation are benefiting from the infra- structure revolution.24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyI will make some progress. There are some who would have us abandon fiscal responsibility altogether, and to those people I say this: it is only because of the hard work of the…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyI am pleased that my hon. Friend has raised that, because it allows me to remind the House that since 2010, because of the actions that we have taken, including the rise in the…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyI would think that, being a member of a party that is called the Labour party, the hon. Lady would understand that the best way out of poverty for anyone is a growing economy that…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyLook, first I commend my hon. Friend for all the work that he has done, and continues to do, to support small businesses throughout the country. He has raised an important issue.…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyI give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake).24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe EconomyNow, I know the hon. Lady has to say those things, because I think she is applying for a job as well, but she knows that when she became an MP, in the same year as I did, the…24 Oct 2019