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HANSARDSelf-isolation: Financial BarriersI do not think the hon. Gentleman has actually read the Budget announcement made last week, because the discretionary element of the test and trace support payments applies even…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Charity SectorI join my hon. Friend in marking International Women’s Day yesterday, and he raises a very important issue. That is why my right hon. Friend the Chancellor at the Budget last week…09 Mar 2021HANSARDSelf-isolation: Financial BarriersIt is right that there was support in place, but it is also right that my right hon Friend the Chancellor has listened to points made by Members across the House, which is why the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDSelf-isolation: Financial BarriersIt is always difficult to comment without seeing the full facts of an individual case, and I know the hon. Lady is always an incredibly assiduous constituency Member and will…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith respect, the hon. Lady is simply wrong on the facts with her question. Under the Agenda for Change three-year award, the average increase this year was 2.5%, not the figure…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Charity SectorI join the hon. Lady in recognising the huge contribution that charities have made. In respect of specific tax measures, obviously they were dealt with by my right hon. Friend the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDSelf-isolation: Financial BarriersPeople who are instructed to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace and are on a qualifying means-tested benefit, unable to work from home and losing income as a result may be…09 Mar 2021HANSARDUK Fiscal Policy: Living Standards (Scotland)Many businesses across Scotland argued for the alcohol freeze, not least the Scottish whisky industry. They also argued for the fuel freeze, which my right hon. Friend the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDSelf-isolation: Financial BarriersThe hon. Lady is right that many people —indeed, the majority of workers—will have support from employers above statutory sick pay, but it is for the reason she outlines that my…09 Mar 2021HANSARDSelf-isolation: Financial BarriersThe hon. Lady makes a fair point, which is that there was a pressure on the scheme for local authorities. It is for exactly that reason that my right hon. Friend the Chancellor…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Charity SectorThe Government have provided an unprecedented multibillion- pound package of support for Britain’s charities, including £750 million of dedicated funding that has helped more than…09 Mar 2021HANSARDUK Fiscal Policy: Living Standards (Scotland)I have frequent discussions with the Scottish Government Finance Secretary and spoke to her ahead of the Budget last week.09 Mar 2021HANSARDUK Fiscal Policy: Living Standards (Scotland)We have managed to get a hat trick, because the hon. Lady also received capacity funding for her own area at the Budget but chose not to mention that funding, which will help the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am always happy to meet the hon. Gentleman and discuss that matter in more detail. As he will recognise, one of the features of the Budget was the number of UK-wide measures,…09 Mar 2021HANSARDInfrastructure: Levelling-up FundThe Government will deliver the levelling-up fund UK-wide using the financial assistance powers in the UK Internal Market Act. This will extend the benefits of funding for…24 Feb 2021HANSARDGovernment's Management of the EconomyWith the leave of the House, I will close the debate for the Government. I thank hon. and right hon. Members for their participation in the debate. We have heard a wide variety of…23 Feb 2021HANSARDGovernment's Management of the EconomyI thank the hon. Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds) for securing this debate, which is an important opportunity to take stock ahead of next week’s Budget. With the leave of…23 Feb 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions ConsultationThe Government published a consultation document (CP 253, HCWS380) in July 2020 outlining proposals regarding public service pensions. I have today laid in Parliament the…04 Feb 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my right hon. Friend the Chancellor set out a moment ago, the Office for Investment, led by Lord Grimstone, is focused on exactly that issue, working in tandem with the Build…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSport and Wellbeing: Covid-19 Recovery StrategySport and wellbeing is of major importance to this Government as we manage the effects of the pandemic. That is why we announced the £300 million sport winter survival package to…26 Jan 2021