Budget Resolutions 2025-12-02

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Does he agree that the hard-working staff at St Thomas’ hospital across the bridge, who deal with patients from right across the country, still kept the show going during the last rounds of strikes? Will he please do everything in his power to make sure that the strike does not go ahead?

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How will the announcement that the Government will take responsibility for special educational needs and disabilities education from 2028 alleviate the growing deficits facing many county councils across this country, which it is estimated will grow to nearly £17 billion by the time the national Government take over?

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Why was the Secretary of State part of a Cabinet that stood by and punished his colleagues for voting against the two-child benefit cap? Why do we now see this sudden conversion and revisionism?

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Could the Secretary of State provide some reassurance or agree to meet me to discuss how we can ensure that deprivation is not the only aspect considered in the initiative for 250 new neighbourhood health centres?

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Does the right hon. Member care to remind us how much the NHS strikes cost under his Government’s watch?

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We should be clear that the deal struck with the United States is the first and only deal with the United States that secures 0% tariffs and mitigations against most-favoured-nation pricing. It will ensure that patients get access to good drugs.

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The right hon. Gentleman is talking about two completely opposite ends. He says his party wants to invest in and find a way forward on social care, but he is opposing something minimal that will raise the living standards of those who work in the industry.

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Does he agree that the pressures on hospices, which are basically run by charitable contributions, have not been taken into account in all the Budget measures introduced since this Government came to power?

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The positive impacts of the Budget, including tax reforms raising over £8 billion in 2029-30 from wealth and the wealthy. Tax changes allowed for increases to minimum wage and living wage, state pension increases, rail fare freezes, fuel duty freezes and cutting £150 from next year’s energy bills.

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Recognition for charities such as Kirkcaldy Foodbank and the YMCA, which called on the then Secretary of State to lift the two-child cap.

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Concerns about mismanagement and crumbling hospitals left by the previous Government, along with questions on funding for medicines and its potential impact on frontline services.

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The hon. Lady is outlining an extensive programme of capital expenditure on the NHS, but are the Liberal Democrats proposing further taxation to fund these improvements?

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Does my hon. Friend agree that an innovative, community-led project such as St Dunstan’s House health and wellbeing centre in Glastonbury should be included in the second wave of neighbourhood health scheme applications?

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Does she share my frustration that rather than tackling problems faced by rural businesses, last week’s Budget has just lumbered them with more tax, costs and stress?

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The MP raises concerns about NHS productivity and highlights ongoing issues with dentistry due to outdated systems, suggesting reforms are necessary. He also questions the Chancellor's transparency and candour regarding the Budget preparation process.

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The MP supports measures in the Budget that promote domestic fairness, such as the high value council tax surcharge and sanctions on Russian assets. She urges the Government to continue working with European partners to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's reconstruction.

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The MP expresses disappointment in the Budget, highlighting issues such as uncertainty and damage to investment. He raises concerns about measures that disproportionately impact rural constituencies and businesses, questioning their effectiveness.

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Why did the right hon. Gentleman not mention why the Opposition oppose lifting the two-child cap in a country where children suffer from diseases caused by malnutrition?

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Why was there silence from Scottish Labour about the Chancellor over the past few days? And why have no meetings been offered to First Ministers of Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales?

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This Budget is entitled “Strong foundations, secure future”; sadly, it is anything but, with weak foundations and an insecure future. For all this talk of fair decisions, this Budget’s biggest scandal is that my constituents are not being given a fair deal in any way whatsoever. My constituents, like those of Members across the House, who work hard to support themselves and their families and who innovate and start businesses that provide jobs, have been deeply let down by this Budget and Labour’s previous Budget. My constituents and people right across the country will pay more while being deprived of investment in the services they need due to this Government’s political decisions.

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Like my hon. Friend, I have heard relentlessly from organisations about this. Trafford South food bank, G-Force and other organisations in my constituency, and national charities, have all spoken about the importance of lifting children out of poverty and the impact that the measure will have, including for 1,000 children in my constituency. Does my hon. Friend find it surprising that Conservative Members have not heard those calls from their constituency organisations?

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Welsh Labour MP Ruth Jones delivered a formal response to the Budget announcement.

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Green Party MP Adrian Ramsay critiqued the Government's approach to addressing food insecurity, school funding pressures, and agricultural challenges in his constituency.

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Welcoming the removal of the two-child cap, Terry Jermy highlights poverty issues in rural areas. He supports measures such as above-inflation increases in state pensions and fuel duty and rail fare freezes to address cost-of-living pressures. However, he expresses concerns about agricultural property relief changes, citing farming crises due to poor harvests, biosecurity threats, planning delays, and supermarket dominance.

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Does my hon. Friend agree that a dedicated rural strategy would address many issues and build a stronger, better rural Britain?

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During his visit to Wester Ross, Jamie Stone highlights concerns about reduced health services in remote areas. The once-a-week outreach clinic service was reduced from weekly to monthly visits after the covid pandemic.

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Does he think that raising more children out of poverty than any other Parliament on record is a positive?

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Does it make the situation worse?

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Does the hon. Lady agree that while Labour in government pretends that it is the party of fairness, this Budget is deeply unfair to both her constituents and my own constituents?

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Last week, I went to Shipley college in my constituency and met some of the students. They asked what the Labour Government were going to do to provide them with training and employment opportunities. Does my hon. Friend agree that giving free training to SMEs to take on apprentices will help to deliver better opportunities for our young people?

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I think everybody in this Chamber and in this House can agree that we need economic growth, but many question whether the Budget will really help with that. It prolongs Conservative underhand tactics, such as tax threshold freezes, which will have a comparable impact to more honest and up-front tax rises.

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I have heard from many constituents that things just do not change for them. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that for real change in constituencies like ours, we need a needs-based, targeted funding approach?

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Bearing in mind that we are talking about investing in the future, I would like to focus my comments on young people. Last week I held a youth conversation and was so impressed with the focus of the young people on broad issues including housing and their fear of the far right.

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This was a Budget for young people. We are lifting the two-child benefit cap, bringing half a million children out of poverty; alongside free school meals, breakfast clubs, childcare and uniforms, we are reducing child poverty more than any Government ever.

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Perhaps the most important commodity for a Chancellor is not finance but trust. We saw how the Conservatives wrecked the country’s trust in them with partygate and the scandal of the fast track to personal protective equipment contracts for those who were in the know.

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Madam Deputy Speaker, sitting here for three hours for a three-minute speech is a bit like the Budget—there is not much in it for working people. Of course, the Budget is fundamentally controversial because it increases income for benefit families but increases taxation for working families...

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I welcome so much that is in the Budget: the measures to reduce the cost of living, most notably the £150 off energy bills; the lifting of half a million children out of poverty... Sadly, however, a nod is all it was and it does nothing to fix the underlying problem...

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Like many Members across this House, my team and I deal with casework about special educational needs on an almost daily basis, so I welcome the announcement that from 2028 the Government will be centrally funding SEND... However, there was no new money for schools in the Budget...

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First, I welcome the £820 million increase in funding for Scotland, the largest real-terms settlement Scotland has received. I have no doubt that my constituents will be pleased to hear of the increase, and I can only hope that they will benefit from it.

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May I beg your indulgence briefly, Madam Deputy Speaker? This morning, I had the honour of attending the funeral of Makhan Singh, a kind and dedicated public servant in Gravesham. He served as a councillor for 76 years and was the first Sikh mayor in Kent and a freeman.

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I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I welcome the Government’s abolition of the two-child benefit cap, but it should not have taken 16 months—it should have been the first act of a Labour Government.

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Focusing on how the Budget will deliver enhanced transport connectivity and further devolution, allowing towns to grow their way out of cuts.

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Supporting his colleague's case for investment in Greater Manchester

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Acknowledging the importance of connecting great cities like Leeds and Bradford via Northern Powerhouse Rail.

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Welcoming measures that will lift children out of poverty, provide support for mining workers' pensions, but also critiquing changes to inheritance tax.

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Emphasising the Budget's positive impacts on families and local communities through energy bill reductions, wage increases, and investments in infrastructure.

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I welcome the positive steps taken in this Budget to support our NHS, including commitments to cut waiting lists, investment in technology and the delivery of up to 250 new neighbourhood health centres across the country. Measures like that matter, especially in rural areas like Cumbria, where our health services have struggled for years... (The full statement is quite extensive and covers multiple aspects as detailed above)

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I congratulate the Chancellor on delivering a Budget that protects the national health service, reduces the national debt and eases the cost of living. I warmly welcome her decision to find money to reduce energy bills, freeze rail fares and freeze prescription charges... (The full statement is quite extensive and covers multiple aspects as detailed above)

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I welcome last week’s Budget, which finally, after 14 years of Tory neglect, puts the people of Birmingham Erdington first... (The full statement is quite extensive and covers multiple aspects as detailed above)

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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this important debate... (The full statement is quite extensive and covers multiple aspects as detailed above)

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My constituency felt the full force of Conservative cuts; this Budget invests in communities, jobs, and people. It tackles child poverty with an increase in the number of children lifted out of poverty and supports local businesses by providing funding through increases to the national living wage and minimum wage.

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Concerns about farming inheritance tax reform and its impact on working family farms that struggle to break even. Calls for a full review within 12-18 months to look at farm funding, impacts on food sustainability, the rural economy, land management and food standards.

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Supports aspiration and investment in future potential of British people with measures on infrastructure, reducing cost pressures through energy bill reductions, rail fare freezes and free prescriptions for savings.

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Welcomes measures to tackle illicit activity on high streets with £45 million over four years for a cross-Government taskforce, strengthened trading standards and law enforcement tools.

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Is the Chancellor appreciating the input of the Conservative approach to the economy, given that it was roundly rejected by the public just a year and a half ago?

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Will the Minister commit to keeping changes to agricultural property relief under close review and take immediate action if we begin to see farms disappear?

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Why did Labour Chancellor Hugh Dalton resign?

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How will these changes affect local businesses in my constituency?

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Can you clarify the timeline for implementing these changes?

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Could you provide details on the legal basis for postponing local elections under Pillar Two?

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How does this new tax legislation affect small businesses in my constituency?