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HANSARDEconomic UpdateI have a lot of respect for the hon. Gentleman as a great parliamentarian, but will he allow me to say that there is not really a polite word to describe the nonsense that he has…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateYes and yes.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 UpdateAfter my hon. Friend’s generous comments, the answer is absolutely, yes.17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateWe already, with Conservative support, ask wealthier people to pay far more tax than people on low means, but the kind of taxes that the hon. Lady is advocating would destroy the…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI absolutely agree about the importance of capital to the long-term growth of the economy—indeed, not just those projects, but many other projects. So, yes, we will be sensitive…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 absolutely salute my hon. Friend for thinking about the needs of families having to pay mortgages, which have an enormous impact on their finances. As I have learned in my short…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am not making any commitments on individual areas of any tax or spend, but yes, I absolutely understand the pressures faced in local government.17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am absolutely delighted to give that assurance. It is a fundamental part of the Conservative philosophy that economic opportunity should be evenly shared across the country, and…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI will happily take that piece of wisdom away to the Treasury and ask them to relook at the figures, but I do not think that it is likely that they would have advised me to take…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThat issue has been raised by several colleagues from across the House and, as I have said previously, I thank my hon. Friend for raising it and understand how important it is. He…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateWe introduced the energy price guarantee precisely because we care about families and also businesses that face unexpected increases in their fuel bills. I will write to the hon.…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI will absolutely do that.17 Oct 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman), and the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, my right hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Philip…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateI welcome the Secretary of State to her new role. As I know, it is the hardest job in Government, but she has a zen-like calmness which means that she is well suited to dealing…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I recommend some scintillating summer reading to the Secretary of State: the study of 4.5 million patients that showed that people who see the same GP over a long period are…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance PressuresI congratulate my right hon. Friend on taking up his post as Health Secretary. Since no one ever thanks you for doing that job, I thank him for doing this tough job. I am…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillI commend my right hon. Friend’s courage in talking about his family’s tragedy, which is one of the most difficult things to do in politics. I also thank my right hon. Friend the…27 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsHas the Secretary of State read the study in the British Journal of General Practice that says that people who see the same GP over many years are 30% less likely to go to…14 Jun 2022