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HANSARD Autumn StatementI have been pretty straightforward about saying that there were mistakes in the mini-Budget, and within three weeks we reversed them. Long-term gilt yields, which are the thing…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 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 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 StatementI have to say that I think local councils are welcoming today’s announcement because the biggest item of expenditure that worries them the most is their social care budgets, and…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 StatementIt was a tough choice to increase taxes by £25 billion, largely for the well-off, so that we could find more money for schools in the hon. Lady’s constituency.17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementWe may have political disagreements on the Union, but I hope the hon. Gentleman will welcome the fact that we have made enormous progress with our national living wage. Today’s…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 StatementMy hon. Friend is right that the increases in the budget for HS2 are disappointing, but a strong economy needs to have consistency of purpose, and that means saying we will make…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementMy political choices are focused on helping Scottish schools and Scottish hospitals, with £1.5 billion more to support them. I think they need that money, so that is where we have…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementI do not accept that for one second, because these are terrible tragedies on which we have acted very quickly, with support worth £62 billion this year to help families deal with…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 have enormous respect for the right hon. Lady, but I do not think that those comments really did her justice. These were £11 billion of spending increases for the NHS and…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementA fall in household incomes because of the international headwinds will be extremely challenging, and today’s statement is designed to address that. The OBR has said that we will…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementIt feels as though the hon. Lady might have written that question before she heard the statement and not changed it. We talked about a £4.7 billion increase in the social care…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementWhat represents the strength of the Union is £4 billion being spent to build the new frigates in Scotland and £4 billion being spent to support Scottish families with the cost of…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 StatementThe hon. Lady makes an important point. I am in constant discussion with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities about the importance of housing policy…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 2022