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HANSARDAutumn StatementThe shadow Chancellor cannot hear these things too many times. She loves copying and pasting our policies, and there is another that she could merrily get copying and pasting.…22 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementI am happy to discuss that matter with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. I recognise that the hon. Lady has campaigned on the issue sincerely for some time. I will…22 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementI thank my hon. Friend, who speaks very wisely about the economy as Chair of the Treasury Committee. The OBR is very specific about that. It says that the measures I take today…22 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementI think the hon. Gentleman prepared his comments for the autumn statement that he wanted me to deliver, rather than the one that I actually delivered. For example, he complained…22 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementIf the hon. Lady has any examples of people not paying the national living wage who are legally obliged to do so, she should tell the authorities and we will sort it out. I just…22 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat was a very nice try, but my hon. Friend will have to wait for a week.14 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith the Work and Pensions Secretary I continue to keep under review all the things that have an impact on poverty rates. We are proud to have made progress in reducing the number…14 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome my hon. Friend’s expertise in this area, which is of great benefit to the House and to me as I consider fiscal measures. As we are so close to the autumn statement, I…14 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend the Member for Salisbury (John Glen) did an excellent job and we all salute his brilliant work. If he were here now, he would remind the hon. Gentleman that…14 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be happy to do that. The hon. Gentleman is right: if we are to grow faster as an economy, the other side of the coin is we that need to save more, and we should be…14 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will take this question as well because my hon. Friend has lobbied me personally on this issue. Literally no one in this House has worked harder on it than he has. I have an…14 Nov 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthAs the hon. Member might have heard if she had been at oral questions, we are acting on this and have been consulting on a solution since March this year—I started that at the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will not pre-empt what I am going to say next week, but I will say to the hon. Lady that, as a former Health Secretary, I am well aware of the pressures on NHS dentistry and its…14 Nov 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthUnfortunately, nothing is free from the Labour party. Funding plans by increasing borrowing by £28 billion a year leads to higher bills for families, higher energy prices and…14 Nov 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthI do not accept that we are not an extremely attractive place. We have third largest renewables sector in Europe and are the largest European provider of offshore wind. Can we do…14 Nov 2023HANSARDFood InflationI can tell the hon. Gentleman that we had the supermarkets in over the summer to make sure that they were doing everything they could to bear down on food price inflation.…14 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am answering a lot of the topical questions today because I have a new team. I want to reassure the hon. Lady that we are very aware of the financial pressures that local…14 Nov 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthOur policies are increasing economic growth, as the Office for Budget Responsibility confirmed following last year’s autumn statement and the spring Budget, but the only way to…14 Nov 2023HANSARDFood InflationThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is doing his review at the moment to decide the correct amount by which to uprate benefits. If the hon. Gentleman looks at this…14 Nov 2023HANSARDPension Scheme InvestmentIn my speech at Mansion House in July, I announced reforms to boost pensions, increase investment in UK businesses, and improve UK capital market competitiveness. Those reforms…14 Nov 2023