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HANSARDRough SleepingThe Government remain committed to ending rough sleeping. That is why I announced £54 million of new funding to reduce homelessness and rough sleeping in last month’s spending…01 Oct 2019HANSARDEconomic Effect of No DealWe would prefer to leave with a deal, and we continue to work energetically and determinedly to get a better deal, but the Government are turbo charging their preparations to…01 Oct 2019HANSARDEconomic Effect of No DealThe hon. Lady will appreciate that the uncertainty around Brexit has caused businesses significant concern. They want to see the Government deliver Brexit and leave on 31 October,…01 Oct 2019HANSARDRough SleepingThis is an important issue, and I am glad that the hon. Gentleman has raised it today. He will know that there are multiple causes of rough sleeping, which means that we need…01 Oct 2019HANSARDRough SleepingI hope that the hon. Lady welcomes the extra resources being put into fighting homelessness and rough sleeping—as I said, a 13% real-terms increase. She might recall that when I…01 Oct 2019HANSARDECOFINAn informal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) was held in Helsinki on 13-14 September 2019. The following was discussed: Working Lunch Enhanced Action…30 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019Today’s statement does not focus on capital, but my hon. Friend’s suggestion would certainly involve capital investment if it happened. I know that he has spoken to the Economic…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019The good news is we do not have to choose between investing in leaving the EU and investing in Rhondda or anywhere else in the country, and the reason is that, under the…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019As my hon. Friend will know, we have accelerated our work on the free ports generally, which is being led by the Trade Secretary and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. However,…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019Let me first say gently to the hon. Lady that this is a spending round. I have not referred to it as a spending review. As she may know, a spending review normally covers a number…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019Let me take this opportunity to thank my hon. Friend for all the work that he has done in relation to self-build homes and more generally, in promoting easier access to homes for…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019My right hon. Friend has made an important point. I thank him for his welcome for the extra £400 million for Northern Ireland, and also for his reference to levelling growth…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019I agree wholeheartedly. Let me take this opportunity to thank my hon. Friend for—along with other Conservative colleagues—helping me to focus on the issue of Scottish farmers,…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019The hon. Gentleman claimed that I had not mentioned growth figures. There are no new growth figures today because there is no OBR forecast, but I did refer to growth: in fact, I…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019My right hon. Friend speaks with great experience and is right to highlight issues relating to children’s services. I can assure her that in the numbers that I have given today…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019The right hon. Gentleman should know that the Government have no plans to—as he puts it—crash out of the EU. Our plan is to get a deal and, if he wants to help us to get a deal,…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019I thank my right hon. Friend for his support for the increase in defence spending and I can give him that assurance. When the fiscal rules are looked at in time for the next…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019The hon. Lady will know that this spending round covers day-to-day departmental spending and that the vast majority of DWP spending is not covered by day-to-day spending. So, when…04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019My right hon. Friend speaks with great experience. I very much agree that one of the outcomes of today’s spending round will be a further confidence boost to our economy.04 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019The hon. Lady complains about the settlement with respect to Scotland. I remind her that, under the Barnett block grant, Scotland will see an increase of £1.2 billion in its…04 Sept 2019