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HANSARD Autumn StatementThe first part of what the hon. Member said is broadly correct. There will be a very big fall— [ Interruption. ] Would Members like me to answer the question or not? There will be…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementI welcome my hon. Friend to her chairmanship of the Select Committee; I know she will do a brilliant job. She makes an important point. It is essential that we work hand in glove…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementIn the face of unprecedented global headwinds, families, pensioners, businesses, teachers, nurses and many others are worried about the future, so today we deliver a plan to…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementI thank the hon. Lady for her comments. She is complaining about economic instability damaging business in Scotland, but she supports the most destabilising policy of all:…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementI thank my right hon. Friend for the tremendous support she gave to science and innovation when she was Prime Minister. That is very much something we want to build on as we go…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementMy right hon. Friend understands this extremely well, and he has done very good work with his Committee. This is a national ambition, which means that the Government and every…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementMy right hon. Friend is an immensely experienced colleague. She is right to point out that there is always inaccuracy in any forecast, and there is always variation from fiscal…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementThe renewable energy companies and people in the traditional energy sector are paying a windfall tax, and as a result, we can have more money for doctors, nurses and people in…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementThat is absolutely what we want to do, and that is why today we are announcing that the energy price guarantee will continue, supporting my hon. Friend’s constituents in an…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementLet us start with a difficult message for the party opposite: you cannot borrow your way to growth. Sound money is the rock upon which long-term prosperity rests; but it is not…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementAs the hon. Lady knows, the economy has been growing faster than France, Germany, Italy and Japan over the last 12 years, so that is not a fair characterisation. What I am able to…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementI can. My hon. Friend advocates formidably for pensioners and other constituents in Southend. The inflationary increase in the state pension is worth on average £860. There will…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementYes. The hon. Member said it was at the doorstep of No. 10. I think that is to ignore the reality staring him in the face.17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementI am happy to do that. My hon. Friend is quite right to raise those issues. We are doing a lot of short-term things, including help with energy bills as well as business rates. As…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementThat is a good question. I will happily write back to my hon. Friend with what we are doing and what we can do. I would like her to pass on my thanks to Citizens Advice West…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementToday, we have announced tax rises and spending cuts of £55 billion. We can debate the reasons, but to govern is to choose and the shadow Chancellor did not answer the simplest of…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementMy hon. Friend is a brilliant MP for Gloucester. I do not want to pre-empt what the independently verified workforce review will say, but we will need all the places that are now…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementAs I have explained, we increased local housing allowance at the start of the pandemic—significantly—and we are keeping it at that higher level. He talks about difficult…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementIt is lovely to see the hon. Member back in the House. We are doing everything that we can to help people on benefits, including a £900 one-off payment next year to help with cost…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementI actually remember the Parliament from 2010 to 2015 because I was Health Secretary for quite a big chunk of it. I apologise to the hon. Lady, given the important role she plays…17 Nov 2022