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Major Infrastructure Projects: Funding — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Transportation
Patrick McLoughlin (Conservative, Centre-right): One of the most important things for long-term infrastructure spending is knowing what the long-term programmes are going to be. These are not projects that can be put together in a year or two years. What reassurance can the Chancellor give us that he is making sufficient capital available so that the big infrastructure companies involved in our roads, railways and power operations have the knowledge that those funds are going to be available?
Major Infrastructure Projects: Funding — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Transportation
Philip Hammond (Conservative, Centre-right): We are doing two things. First, we are investing more public capital than ever before under the previous Labour Government, but we have also put in place the National Infrastructure Commission to develop a transparent pipeline of projects both publicly and privately funded so that investors in infrastructure projects can have that visibility of future projects available.
Major Infrastructure Projects: Funding — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Philip Hammond (Conservative, Centre-right): I reject the hon. Gentleman’s accusation. The methodologies we use are designed to be fair and equitable in the distribution of infrastructure funding, but if he would like to meet me and my hon. Friend the Exchequer Secretary, I am happy to go through the whole issue. We are as concerned as he is to make sure that infrastructure investment decisions are made on a transparent and equitable basis.
Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Labor
Questions: What comparative assessment he has made of the level of youth unemployment in the UK and EU27 countries; and if he will make a statement.
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): Since 2010, the UK has seen a larger fall in youth unemployment than Germany, France and Italy combined. Today’s employment figures show that the youth unemployment rate is down to a record low, with the number having nearly halved since 2010.
Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Labor
Questions: What comparative assessment he has made of the level of youth unemployment in the UK and EU27 countries; and if he will make a statement.
Michael Louis David Fabricant (Conservative, Centre-right): It seems the message is simple: it is better to grow up in Lichfield than, say, Limoges or Lyon—does my right hon. Friend agree? If youth unemployment has fallen by 50% since 2010, how will she maintain that?
Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Labor
Questions: What comparative assessment he has made of the level of youth unemployment in the UK and EU27 countries; and if he will make a statement.
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right; I am sure it is nothing but fun growing up in Lichfield, with him as the local Member of Parliament. The reason we have such low youth unemployment is that we have expanded the number of apprenticeships, reformed employment to make it easier to take on staff, and reformed our welfare system to make sure that it always pays to go into work.
Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Transportation
Questions: What comparative assessment he has made of the level of youth unemployment in the UK and EU27 countries; and if he will make a statement.
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): I think it is good if young people have the opportunity to work and study across the country, and we should not say that people have to be kept in their place, as we often hear from the Labour party. By expanding broadband and roads and putting more money into infrastructure, we are making sure that every town in Britain can succeed.
Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Education
Questions: What comparative assessment he has made of the level of youth unemployment in the UK and EU27 countries; and if he will make a statement.; Can the Minister update us on what analysis the Treasury has conducted of the effectiveness of the apprenticeship levy in helping young people get into high-paid roles once they finish their apprenticeships?
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): We are seeing a growing number of young people taking up high-quality apprenticeships, which is fantastic news. We were able at the Budget to improve flexibility, so that it is easier for small and medium-sized enterprises and companies in the supply chain to take on apprentices.
Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Labor
Questions: What comparative assessment he has made of the level of youth unemployment in the UK and EU27 countries; and if he will make a statement.; Can the Minister update us on what analysis the Treasury has conducted of the effectiveness of the apprenticeship levy in helping young people get into high-paid roles once they finish their apprenticeships?; Young people are our future. Does my right hon. Friend agree with me that today’s Office for National Statistics figures showing that youth unemployment has fallen by 24,000 is a sign that this Conservative Government are delivering the jobs for young people that they need?
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is right. It is surprising that we have heard nothing from Labour Members about today’s fantastic employment figures and record wage growth—the highest we have seen for a decade. The reason is the policies that this Government have pursued. We have the second highest youth employment rate in the G7, and we have been one of the fastest improvers.
Youth Unemployment — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Questions: What comparative assessment he has made of the level of youth unemployment in the UK and EU27 countries; and if he will make a statement.; Can the Minister update us on what analysis the Treasury has conducted of the effectiveness of the apprenticeship levy in helping young people get into high-paid roles once they finish their apprenticeships?; Young people are our future. Does my right hon. Friend agree with me that today’s Office for National Statistics figures showing that youth unemployment has fallen by 24,000 is a sign that this Conservative Government are delivering the jobs for young people that they need?
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): I celebrate when the UK economy is doing well and I celebrate when the Scottish economy is doing well. I was recently in Scotland meeting the Scottish Finance Minister and talking about measures to improve growth. What I think will be interesting is to see, in tomorrow’s Scottish budget, whether the Scottish Government match the tax cuts that we have made across the rest of the UK—or will Scottish taxpayers end up paying more?
Income Tax — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Philip Hammond (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government are committed to ensuring that working people can keep more of what they earn. At Budget 2018, I announced that the Government will increase the personal allowance to £12,500 and the higher rate threshold to £50,000 from April 2019, delivering on our manifesto promise one year early. This is a tax cut for 32 million people that will save a typical basic rate taxpayer a further £130 a year in tax. In the north-west and Merseyside, 196,000 of the lowest paid will have been taken out of income tax since 2015, leaving more of their hard-earned money in their pockets. The typical basic rate taxpayer across the UK will pay £1,205 less in 2019 than he or she did in 2010.
Income Tax — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Antoinette Geraldine Sherratt (Sandbach) (Conservative, Centre-right): Some 37,000 constituents in Eddisbury have had an income tax cut and 738 pay no tax at all, but many will pay another tax on their income, which is national insurance. What steps is the Chancellor taking to reduce the burden of national insurance on the lowest paid?
Income Tax — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Social Welfare
Philip Hammond (Conservative, Centre-right): I hear the hon. Gentleman’s point, but I repeat what I have just said. We have to remember that people coming into national insurance at a lower rate also means people coming into entitlement to contributory benefits at that rate. We have a contributory principle in our benefits system, and national insurance is the key to it.
Income Tax — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Richard Michael Bacon (Conservative, Centre-right): When income tax was first introduced, it was supposed to be temporary. Can the Chancellor of the Exchequer update us on his plans finally to get rid of this tax, or will it, like the backstop, be with us for the next 200 years?
Income Tax — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Philip Hammond (Conservative, Centre-right): When I was in Brussels the other day, I was reliably informed that the kingdom of Belgium was originally intended to be a temporary construct, but it still seems to be with us. The world has moved on since the Napoleonic wars, as my hon. Friend may or may not celebrate, and I have to tell him that the Government have no plans to abolish income tax.
Leaving the Customs Union and Single Market: Scotland — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU customs union and single market.
Melvyn John Stride (Conservative, Centre-right): The best deal for the country, and indeed for Scotland, is the one that the Prime Minister has brought forward, and which she is now looking at with our European partners in Brussels: one that sees a free trade area right at the heart of our arrangements; that has no tariffs between ourselves and the EU27; that gives us control of our borders; that makes sure we put an end to sending vast sums of money to the European Union; that gives us control of our laws; and that enables us to conduct our own international trade affairs.
Leaving the Customs Union and Single Market: Scotland — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU customs union and single market.
Andrew John Stevenson (Conservative, Centre-right): Does the Minister agree that what is of equal importance are the economic relationships within the UK, and that initiatives such as the borderlands growth initiative are a priority for the people of the borderlands region?
Leaving the Customs Union and Single Market: Scotland — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU customs union and single market.
Melvyn John Stride (Conservative, Centre-right): These are estimates, of course, not forecasts. I can tell the hon. Gentleman that there would be no impact on output in Scotland in the long term—15 years from the end of the implementation period—if we compare the White Paper deal with the situation as it stands today.
Leaving the Customs Union and Single Market: Scotland — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU customs union and single market.
Chris Ian Brian Mynott Philp (Conservative, Centre-right): According to the Scottish Government’s own website, 61% of Scottish exports come to the rest of the UK and only 17% go to the European Union. Does the Minister therefore agree that Scotland’s economic interests are best served by remaining part of the United Kingdom?
Leaving the Customs Union and Single Market: Scotland — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU customs union and single market.
Melvyn John Stride (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is entirely right. The Scottish National party would like the country to stay in the EU, which would, for example, severely disadvantage the Scottish fishing industry. We have negotiated a very advantageous situation in terms of having control of our fishing as an independent coastal state. The point my hon. Friend makes is also entirely right: if Scotland were to be independent there would be frictions at the border between ourselves and Scotland, which would not assist with trade.
Leaving the Customs Union and Single Market: Scotland — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU customs union and single market.
Melvyn John Stride (Conservative, Centre-right): The cross-government departmental analysis shows clearly that the outcome of no deal would see the United Kingdom disadvantaged by 8% of GDP compared with the deal negotiated at the moment in the withdrawal agreement. The best option identified in the analysis is the current deal.
Leaving the Customs Union and Single Market: Scotland — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU customs union and single market.
Melvyn John Stride (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady suggests that the analysis does not model the White Paper deal. It does exactly that, but it does it in terms of the future relationship and the political declaration which, as she will know, is a range of potential outcomes—so that is entirely what the analysis does. As I say, what it shows is that the deal we have negotiated with the European Union is the best deal available for the things that she and I hold dear: growth across our economy, growth in Scotland, jobs in Scotland and even lower unemployment in Scotland. The Scottish National party should now row in behind this deal to make sure that we do the best for the whole of the United Kingdom.
Air Passenger Duty: Domestic Flights — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Transportation
Robert Edward Jenrick (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government meet regularly with the airline industry to discuss a range of issues, including the future of air passenger duty and the domestic aviation market. I met a number of UK-based airlines earlier in autumn prior to the Budget.
Air Passenger Duty: Domestic Flights — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Transportation
Hugo Swire (Conservative, Centre-right): I make no apologies for continuing to lobby Treasury Ministers on the iniquity of air passenger duty and the discriminatory application of it to Flybe, based in my constituency at Exeter airport, which is the UK’s largest domestic carrier. Will the Treasury look again at Flybe and its particular set of circumstances?
Air Passenger Duty: Domestic Flights — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Transportation
Robert Edward Jenrick (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend is nothing if not persistent, but we are not able to vary air passenger duty under EU state aid rules for different regions of the United Kingdom, including the south-west. That will change, or may, depending on the final state of things once we have left the European Union, but we have taken action in government: we have frozen short-haul rates for eight years in a row and exempted children going on family holidays, including to the south-west.
Air Passenger Duty: Domestic Flights — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Transportation
Robert Edward Jenrick (Conservative, Centre-right): My right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary visited Northern Ireland earlier in the year and met representatives of the aviation sector. We announced at the Budget that we will be proceeding with a technical working group to look into and analyse further the remaining issues with respect to the hon. Gentleman’s proposal to devolve air passenger duty in Northern Ireland.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Manufacturing Sector — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
John Philip Glen (Conservative, Centre-right): The Government have undertaken analysis to understand the impact of different EU exit scenarios on public sector net borrowing, which is a UK-wide metric, and we have published an assessment of the economic impact of EU exit on different sectors. For example, the analysis shows that manufacturing sectors are estimated to have a significantly higher output in the White Paper scenario than under the no-deal scenario.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Manufacturing Sector — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
John Philip Glen (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful for the hon. Lady’s question. The automotive issue is related to other factors, including diesel. The Government are focused on investing in infrastructure in the north-east. I think that she would be very pleased to know that since 2010, we have had 66,000 new jobs in the north-east as a consequence of more business growth.
EU Withdrawal Agreement: Manufacturing Sector — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Questions: The Government’s Brexit shambles are making it more difficult for businesses in my constituency to function, risking jobs and livelihoods. Yesterday’s last-minute withdrawal of the meaningful vote has resulted in more uncertainty for businesses, which cannot plan for the future. How can any Chancellor justify making people worse off, not just in Bedford, but throughout the country?
John Philip Glen (Conservative, Centre-right): There is considerable analysis from the Bank of England and the Government’s analysis of the long-term effect of the different options, with a significant reference paper demonstrating the different scenarios and what lies behind them. The Government are seeking to deliver on the decision of the British people in the referendum in a way that maximises the opportunities for the British economy.
Support for Businesses and Entrepreneurs — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Robert Edward Jenrick (Conservative, Centre-right): This Government are determined to make the UK the best place in the world to start a business. We are keeping taxes low and helping businesses and entrepreneurs to access the support that they need. We have cut corporation tax to the lowest rate in the G20 and made changes to business rates that will be worth over £13 billion by 2023.
Support for Businesses and Entrepreneurs — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Jack Edgar Brereton (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Minister for that response. Walker’s Nonsuch, a family business in my constituency since 1894 and England’s finest toffee producer, enthusiastically welcomed the increased annual investment allowance. Does he agree that it is essential to continue to reduce tax on companies so that they invest in new equipment, increase productivity and create more jobs?
Support for Businesses and Entrepreneurs — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Robert Edward Jenrick (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend is absolutely right. While the Labour party wants to increase taxes on business, including on small businesses, we are cutting them, and the increased annual investment allowance will enable businesses such as the one in his constituency to invest in plant, machinery and new technology to drive it to future success.
Support for Businesses and Entrepreneurs — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Government Operations
Robert Edward Jenrick (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman raises an important question. My right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office is working closely on this matter, as he did with respect to Carillion. We want a wider base of companies supplying the Government and the public sector, to ensure that we have a resilient public sector in the eventuality that such situations happen again.
Children's Services — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Social Welfare
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): The £84 million is specifically to roll out pilots and projects that we know have worked to reduce demand on children’s services and make sure children get a better outcome, but at the Budget we also put in an extra £410 million, which councils can spend on either adult social care or children’s social care.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: International Affairs
Philip Hammond (Conservative, Centre-right): My principal responsibility is to ensure economic stability and the continued prosperity of the British people, and at this juncture the best way to achieve this objective is to back the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal, ensuring a smooth and orderly departure from the EU, delivering on the decision of the British people, securing a close economic partnership with our most important trading partners and protecting the jobs and living standards of our people. The deal will allow us to come together again and assure Britain of the brighter future it deserves.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Education
Elizabeth Mary Truss (Conservative, Centre-right): The changes to public sector pensions have resulted from increases in contributions that will ultimately benefit lecturers retiring from university and retiring teachers. We are looking, through the Augar review, at the question of higher education funding overall, but ultimately it is for universities to find that extra money.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Macroeconomics
Questions: On Saturday in my constituency I met Tom, a student at the University of Gloucestershire, who shares my concerns that online digital marketplaces, social media companies and search engines should pay their fair share of tax. What steps are being taken to ensure that they do precisely that?
Melvyn John Stride (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for that very important question. The Government recognise that the current international tax regime is not fit for purpose when it comes to taxing certain types of digital platform-based businesses—the types to which my hon. Friend has referred—and we are therefore working with the OECD and the European Union to arrive at a multilateral solution to ensure that the right tax is paid. However, we have made it clear, and the Chancellor made it clear in the Budget, that in the event that we do not secure a multilateral agreement, we will move ahead unilaterally by 2020 to ensure that those businesses pay a fair share of tax.
Topical Questions — House of Commons, 2018-12-11
Topic: Foreign Trade
Questions: On Saturday in my constituency I met Tom, a student at the University of Gloucestershire, who shares my concerns that online digital marketplaces, social media companies and search engines should pay their fair share of tax. What steps are being taken to ensure that they do precisely that?
Philip Hammond (Conservative, Centre-right): It is not the Government’s policy to maintain a permanent customs union with the European Union. Opposition Front Benchers often offer a customs union as if it were a magical solution, but it will not deliver us frictionless borders; it will introduce regulatory friction at our borders with the European Union, and it will introduce regulatory friction between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.