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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will make certain that the Business Secretary is aware of the hon. Lady’s concerns. The Treasury obviously takes an interest in this issue but she will know that the Department…01 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, may I thank my right hon. Friend for his excellent work as Business Secretary, including in this hugely important area of research and development? He set some ambitious…01 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are investing in York and investing throughout the country by creating a dynamic, free enterprise economy that is creating jobs. We have the lowest unemployment rate in our…01 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe investment that I announced yesterday is hugely important for the entire country, including Scotland. My hon. Friend is right to point to the abysmal record of the Scottish…01 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for working tirelessly on behalf of her constituents to ensure that more infrastructure, including rail and road, is delivered locally. She will know that…01 Oct 2019HANSARDEconomic Effect of No DealThat is such a ridiculous suggestion it does not deserve an answer.01 Oct 2019HANSARDEconomic Effect of No DealFirst, I do not recognise that picture at all. It has been made up by the Liberal Democrats. Secondly, the right hon. Gentleman talks about what is unacceptable. What is…01 Oct 2019HANSARDEconomic Effect of No DealCan the hon. Lady name a single negotiation in which we have not had the ability to walk away, out of the room?01 Oct 2019HANSARDEconomic Effect of No DealSignificant work is going on to prepare the whole country for a potential no-deal outcome, and that includes helping businesses. I have allocated an additional £2.1 billion on top…01 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that this is a very important issue for my right hon. Friend and her constituents. I share some of her concerns, which is why it has troubled me that the Mayor of London is…01 Oct 2019HANSARDEconomic Effect of No DealWe do not know that at all. That is just scaremongering from the Scottish National party. We know that businesses throughout the UK, including in Scotland, want this uncertainty…01 Oct 2019HANSARDEconomic Effect of No DealThe figure of £39 billion is based on a deal. If we end up leaving with no deal, that £39 billion number is no longer relevant.01 Oct 2019HANSARDEconomic Effect of No DealMy hon. Friend has made an important point: it is in everyone’s interests—ours and our European friends and partners—that we reach a deal. Intensive negotiations are going on,…01 Oct 2019HANSARDEconomic Effect of No DealThe Government are focused on leaving the European Union on 31 October. We are trying to do that with a deal, but if we do not, we will leave with no deal. The hon. Gentleman…01 Oct 2019HANSARDLiving StandardsThe recent spending round has delivered the fastest real growth in day-to-day spending in 15 years, targeting additional money on the people’s priorities of healthcare, education…01 Oct 2019HANSARDLiving StandardsI welcome the hon. Lady’s support. It was this Government who introduced a national living wage in 2016. It was this Government who increased the rate, as recently as April this…01 Oct 2019HANSARDLiving StandardsI believe the First Minister actually promised not to raise taxes, but in fact the SNP has raised taxes on more than 1 million Scots. Doctors, teachers and police are all paying…01 Oct 2019HANSARDLiving StandardsThe hon. Gentleman should know that the Bank of England is independent, and therefore monetary policy decisions are independent. I know that his friends on the Opposition Front…01 Oct 2019HANSARDLiving StandardsWell, it is fiscal policy, Mr Speaker, in the interests of my right hon. Friend, and he is right to raise the matter. He will have heard the Financial Secretary to the Treasury,…01 Oct 2019HANSARDLiving StandardsI do not believe that I detected a question.01 Oct 2019