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HANSARDCost of Energy: Support for FamiliesThere are all sorts of bigger reasons why we do not want to follow Labour’s plans, not least because they would bankrupt the economy. On the scheme to help people to insulate…15 Nov 2022HANSARDCost of Energy: Support for FamiliesI can reassure the hon. Gentleman that I have had extensive discussions with our excellent new Work and Pensions Secretary about how we support people on low incomes—precisely the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDCost of Energy: Support for FamiliesI assure the right hon. Gentleman that we are absolutely determined to ensure that support gets out to everyone in the United Kingdom as quickly as possible this Christmas. I am…15 Nov 2022HANSARDCost of Energy: Support for FamiliesI, too, have park home residents in my constituency. It is very important that we treat them fairly and give them the help that we are giving others, so we have set up the energy…15 Nov 2022HANSARDCost of Energy: Support for FamiliesThe Government have taken decisive action to support millions of households with the energy price guarantee, which caps the cost of energy at £2,500 for the average household. We…15 Nov 2022HANSARDCost of Energy: Support for FamiliesI thank my hon. Friend for his informative question, because it allows me to say that with the energy price guarantee at £2,500, the average saving for consumers across the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBank of England Asset Purchase FacilityThe Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England decided at its meeting ending on 3 February 2022 to reduce the stock of UK Government bonds (gilts) and sterling non-financial…07 Nov 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateWe have listened to her concerns and we have changed our policies as a result. Also, in fairness, the rise in interest rates is not just because of actions taken by the UK…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI always listen to my right hon. Friend carefully on these issues. Let me say to him this: I do not think we will solve the growth paradox of this country, raising our long-term…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateIt will. It is not just my responsibility, but that of the whole Government. Good government is about fixing long-term issues as well as dealing with short-term crises, and that…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am, I think, one of only two Chancellors to have been Health Secretary, so I am very aware of the pressures in the NHS. I am not making any commitments, but when it comes to the…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateAbsolutely, and only a couple of weeks ago I was sitting in a café in Cheltenham having a cold sandwich with my hon. Friend. I want to thank him for his incredible articulacy in…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI understand why the hon. Gentleman has asked the question. I believe that wealthier people should pay more as we go through a difficult period, but the mechanism of the cap, with…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThat is a very important point. We have an issue in that we need our companies to invest more in R&D. We have a fantastic opportunity to be the world’s next silicon valley, with…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI did not say that Labour opposed the furlough scheme. What I said was that Labour Members like it when we spend money, but they oppose all the measures necessary for the economy…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI do not think I could have been clearer in my statement. I said that the turmoil we have had is the result of international and domestic factors.17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI will publish the economic forecasts from the OBR when I make my statement in a fortnight’s time. I think it is better for me to wait until I hear that. The proper answer to my…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI do not know, but I will write to the right hon. Lady.17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateYes and yes.17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI have a great deal of respect for the campaigning the right hon. Lady has done over many years against people illicitly hiding wealth and not paying their share of tax. I totally…17 Oct 2022