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HANSARDLiving Standards in Scotland: UK Fiscal PolicyI have frequent discussions with the Scottish Government’s Finance Minister, and may I take this opportunity to add my congratulations on the announcement yesterday of her…26 Jan 2021HANSARDLiving Standards in Scotland: UK Fiscal PolicyIt is a little odd, in a year when Scotland has received £44 billion through the Barnett formula, to be talking of cuts. The hon. Gentleman refers to the Scottish Budget, and he…26 Jan 2021HANSARDLiving Standards in Scotland: UK Fiscal PolicyThe hon. Gentleman makes a fair point; there are household costs. That is why my right hon. Friend the Chancellor, through the package of measures, has supported the incomes of…26 Jan 2021HANSARDLiving Standards in Scotland: UK Fiscal PolicyThere is a factual error in the hon. Lady’s question, in saying that there was a stop-start approach to furlough—26 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Local AuthoritiesThe Government have committed more than £10 billion to support local authorities in dealing with covid in this financial year and the next, including an unprecedented guarantee to…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 2021HANSARDDisused Coal Tips: SafetyI am a little surprised by the hon. Gentleman’s response because the last time that he raised this issue at Treasury questions, the UK Government responded extremely…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Local AuthoritiesNorth Warwickshire has received more than £1 million to meet its expenditure pressures this year, exceeding the expenditure pressures that it has reported to the Ministry of…26 Jan 2021HANSARDNHS Funding: WalesAs healthcare is devolved, it is for the Welsh Government to ensure that the NHS in Wales has enough funding, using the over £20 billion of funding they receive from the UK…26 Jan 2021HANSARDLiving Standards in Scotland: UK Fiscal PolicyIt continued throughout; that is just a statement of fact. In terms of the wider package, I would refer the hon. Lady to the fact that the UK Government have provided £280…26 Jan 2021HANSARDNHS Funding: WalesI am happy to confirm to my right hon. Friend that there are not financial constraints. The UK Government have guaranteed that the Welsh Government will receive at least £5.2…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right to draw attention to the commitment the Government have made to infrastructure, including in the forthcoming integration infrastructure plan, but the…26 Jan 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 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditI will of course give way to the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee.18 Jan 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditI think what that ignores is that a quarter of the scheme is still to run, because there is still almost three months until the end of the financial year. One should look at the…18 Jan 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditIt is a privilege to close this debate on behalf of the Government. Let me begin by thanking right hon. and hon. Members across the House for their contributions. Many spoke with…18 Jan 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pension Scheme Indexation and Revaluation 2021Public service pensions continue to be among the very best available. Legislation governing public service pensions requires them to be increased annually by the same percentage…12 Jan 2021HANSARDFiscal Policy: Household Income (Scotland)This year, the Government have put in place an unprecedented package of support to protect incomes and jobs right across the UK. Analysis published earlier this year shows that…01 Dec 2020HANSARDLegacy Benefits: Universal CreditI recognise that the right hon. Gentleman has, as Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, raised this issue on a number of occasions, and he will know that the uplift continues…01 Dec 2020HANSARDLegacy Benefits: Universal CreditThe £20 per week increase in universal credit and working tax credit is benefiting claimants by a total of £6.1 billion this year and is just one part of the wide-ranging package…01 Dec 2020