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HANSARDStrength of the EconomyThat is absolutely what we are trying to do. Film and TV is a good example here, as it has now become an offshoot of the technology industry. Films such as “Barbie” have been…19 Mar 2024HANSARDStrength of the EconomyThe economy is beginning to turn a corner after a series of unprecedented shocks. Inflation has more than halved, GDP grew in January and the economy is on a path to long-term…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI say very simply to the hon. Gentleman, who used to be an hon. Friend, that the Budget will mean that the UK economy will grow faster than that of France, Germany, Italy or Japan…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsEven Torsten Bell from the left-leaning Resolution Foundation said that the right hon. Lady’s argument that this was a mini Budget-style black hole was nonsense, because we…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her excellent question. She is right that it is not just the lowest effective tax rate for someone on average earnings since 1975, but the lowest…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I gently correct the hon. Lady? As I said, living standards have risen by £1,700 per household since 2010, and the number of people in absolute poverty is down by 1.7 million.…19 Mar 2024HANSARDCreative IndustriesThat is a very tempting offer, and I will see whether my diary permits me to visit the hon. Gentleman in his constituency. I have not seen the film, but I have seen a film on a…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very glad that the right hon. Lady asks about national insurance cuts, because first she supported them, then she abstained in the Lobby, and now she appears to be against…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to do that. The independent Resolution Foundation said that, because of measures that this Government have taken, pensioners are £1,000 better off in real…19 Mar 2024HANSARDCreative IndustriesAt the spring Budget, the Government announced a package of tax reliefs for our world-leading creative industries worth £1 billion over the next five years, including a 40% relief…19 Mar 2024HANSARDCreative IndustriesNo one knows more about high-end TV than my hon. Friend. Whoever said that politics is showbusiness for ugly people was absolutely wrong in his case. I will take away what he says…19 Mar 2024HANSARDStrength of the EconomyI have nothing to add to my hon. Friend’s brilliant list of statistics, except to cite another independent organisation, the International Monetary Fund, which says that in the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDStrength of the EconomyWe listen very carefully to what the Climate Change Committee says, and we are absolutely committed to net zero. In fact, a Conservative Government passed the law requiring…19 Mar 2024HANSARDStrength of the EconomyWell, it is not, because it is actually growing faster than France, Germany and a bunch of other countries. However, I am glad that the hon. Gentleman mentioned 14 years, because…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on living standards in the UK. The most recent data suggest that despite a tough couple of years caused by the…19 Mar 2024HANSARDFinancial Statement and Budget ReportWhen patients do not show up or one member of a team is ill, operating theatres are left empty despite long waiting lists. When we published the NHS long-term workforce plan, I…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFinancial Statement and Budget ReportI am sorry to disappoint the right hon. Member, but multiple dwellings relief was not actually designed for her; it was intended— [ Interruption. ] . It was intended to support…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFinancial Statement and Budget ReportI now turn to oil and gas. Unlike the Labour party, we want to encourage investment in the North sea, so we will retain generous investment allowances for the sector. Following…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFinancial Statement and Budget ReportThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Good public services need a strong economy to pay for them, but a strong economy also needs good public services. In 2010, schools in the UK were…06 Mar 2024HANSARDFinancial Statement and Budget ReportWe will replace the non-dom regime with a modern, simpler and fairer residency-based system. From April 2025, new arrivals to the UK will not be required to pay any tax on foreign…06 Mar 2024