Budget Resolutions

Jim Shannon DUP

Strangford

Stressed the importance of a focused fraud law while emphasising the need to protect innocent individuals who may have been overpaid due to administrative errors. He called for measures that ensure such individuals are not penalised unfairly.

Mel Stride Con

Central Devon

Labour party has broken its manifesto promise by increasing national insurance contributions for employers. This will impact working people despite previous assurances, with the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasting over 50,000 job losses and lower wages. The tax burden will rise to the highest level in history, with borrowing projected at £140 billion over five years, leading to higher interest rates and reduced living standards.

Alison McGovern Lab

Birkenhead

Indicated dissent without providing further details or contributions.

Gill Furniss Lab

Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

The Budget is a breath of fresh air that delivers on what people voted for, with £1.4 billion to rebuild schools, £30 million for breakfast clubs, and an extra 2 million NHS appointments. Further education is crucial for meeting the challenges of decarbonisation and new technologies, and I welcome Baroness Smith of Malvern's appointment as Minister for Skills along with the commitment of an extra £300 million for further education.

Steve Darling Lib Dem

Torbay

The Government have inherited an economic shambles, and there are areas in the Budget that need to be addressed urgently such as the two-child cap and winter fuel allowance. The investment in healthcare is welcome but challenges remain, particularly for Torbay hospital with its sewage leaks and GPs facing cuts due to changes in national insurance contributions. Social care needs urgent attention, especially regarding carer’s allowance and domiciliary support companies worried about viability. Businesses are concerned about utility bills trebling, outstanding covid debts, offshoring risks, and the impact of national insurance proposals on tourism.

Harpreet Uppal Lab

Huddersfield

It is a privilege to deliver my maiden speech in the Budget debate. I pay tribute to my predecessor, Barry Sheerman, for his long service and legacy of public work including improvements in seatbelt laws, air quality, and clean energy initiatives. Huddersfield is known for its innovation, resilience, diversity, and sporting heritage, with a strong history in textiles, rugby league creation, and recent athletic achievements such as Caden Cunningham's Olympic silver medal. The town centre requires investment, which includes infrastructure improvements like the trans-Pennine upgrade and open market projects. Huddersfield’s future growth must be inclusive, ensuring benefits reach all corners of the community, especially through education and social care reform to support young people and workers.

Gareth Bacon Con

Orpington

The recent Budget is described as punishing for working people, businesses, entrepreneurs, and investors, with spooked markets and higher borrowing costs. The Institute of Directors and OBR have criticised the budget's impact on business growth and inflation, while the IFS warns about negative effects on low-paid jobs and hiring. Despite Labour’s promises during the election not to raise taxes for working people, this Budget raises them significantly, affecting various sectors including agriculture and independent schools. Gareth argues that the Government is prioritising public spending over private enterprise, stifling growth and opportunity, and urges an apology and a change in course.

Sadik Al-Hassan Lab

North Somerset

I congratulate my hon. Friends on their excellent maiden speeches, setting a high bar today and over the past few weeks. I thank North Somerset for placing trust in me to represent them and will fight to fulfill my promises. As a pharmacist, I campaigned to rebuild the NHS, which received strong commitment from the Chancellor in the Budget with its largest funding increase since 2010 outside of pandemic times. North Somerset is home to historical achievements such as the first mass production of penicillin in Clevedon and the birthplace of Ribena in Long Ashton. The area has diverse communities with varying levels of deprivation, including wealthy areas like Tyntesfield. North Somerset’s economic foundations are its busy airport and major port that handle significant cargo each year. I pay tribute to my predecessor Dr Liam Fox for his dedication to Down's syndrome advocacy and championing the Portishead railway line campaign for nearly 25 years.

Nusrat Ghani Con

Sussex Weald

The speaker acknowledges her wife’s role in her political career, underscoring the importance of support from family and partners in achieving political success. This statement reflects a recognition of the often overlooked contributions of spouses in politicians' journeys to Parliament.

Greg Smith Con

Mid Buckinghamshire

Congratulates the hon. Member for North Somerset on his maiden speech and thanks him for kind words about Dr Liam Fox; commends the Chancellor for continuing the freeze on fuel duty following FairFuelUK’s campaign, The Sun’s “Keep It Down” campaign, and the campaign led by his hon. Friend the Member for Meriden and Solihull East (Saqib Bhatti); asks the Chancellor to consider fixing a double taxation in the system where VAT is applied after fuel duty; criticises the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions as a tax on jobs and businesses, including GPs; expresses concern about bus fare increases and Labour’s view that higher fares will encourage more people to work; argues that the £40 billion tax hike will lead to higher inflation, lower wages, and increased Government debt; highlights the full-frontal attack on farmers and agricultural communities through changes to agricultural property relief (APR); points out that the Treasury's figures are wrong as they include very small-scale areas not defined as working farms; questions the Chancellor about the transferability of unused allowance between spouses in APR policy paper; raises concerns about additional carbon tax putting up the price of fertiliser and its impact on food costs or farmer margins; criticises VAT on private school fees, stating that it will make schooling unaffordable for many parents and may lead to closures of independent schools; expresses concern over the withdrawal of winter fuel payment affecting pensioners; questions the appointment of HS2-linked individual as value-for-money tsar.

Jim Shannon DUP

Strangford

Commends Greg Smith for his comment and highlights that every farmer in Northern Ireland will be impacted by changes to APR; states that the Ulster Farmers’ Union has said the change is universally discredited and universally opposed; suggests a higher threshold for agricultural relief, such as £4 million or £5 million.

John Glen Con

Salisbury

Expresses concerns about the £22 billion black hole and questions over public sector wage settlements. Acknowledges the need for productivity improvement but worries about tax increases affecting employment rights and capacity to deal with unforeseen risks such as energy shocks.

Cat Smith Lab

Lancaster and Wyre

The UK has seen a 42% increase in alcohol-related deaths since 2010, primarily due to reduced alcohol duty rates which have made alcohol more affordable. She advocates for addressing the affordability of alcohol as a key measure to reduce harm while raising revenue needed for public services.

Martin Vickers Con

Brigg and Immingham

Critiquing the Labour government's approach, Martin Vickers argues that increased borrowing and spending will not deliver on their growth agenda. He emphasises support for industries and rural hinterlands within his constituency, urging the Government to protect jobs by reversing damaging proposals.

Gareth Snell Lab Co-op

Stoke-on-Trent Central

He commends public sector investment as beneficial for the economy. Gareth Snell argues that businesses see benefits in public services such as infrastructure and mental health support, refuting the idea that investing in public sectors hampers economic growth.

Robin Swann UUP

South Antrim

Representing Northern Ireland, Robin Swann raises concerns about the allocation of funds for victims of the infected blood scandal and postmasters. He calls for ringfencing Barnett consequentials for health in Northern Ireland and seeks clarity on social care funding.

Martin Rhodes Lab

Glasgow North

Welcomes the measures in the Budget to support the arts, culture and creative industries by implementing theatre, orchestra, museum and galleries tax relief from April next year. Emphasises the importance of these sectors for the economy, drawing visitors and employing thousands of people in Glasgow North constituency, including Scottish Opera, King Tut’s, National Theatre of Scotland, Royal Conservatoire, among others. Calls on the Scottish Government to play fair by the sector with the record settlement in this Budget.

John Hayes Con

South Holland and The Deepings

Argues for restoring political accountability by reversing processes such as privatisation, contracting out, private finance initiatives, and independent bodies like the Office for Budget Responsibility that shield politicians from responsibility. Criticises foreign ownership of UK public firms, remote unaccountable decision making in business, and oligarchies careless about customers and employees. Proposes a new economic model to break up power of rentier capitalism and restore an economy working for society.

Callum Anderson Lab

Buckingham and Bletchley

Supports the Budget presented by the Chancellor, highlighting its crucial role in addressing immediate challenges such as productivity growth, child poverty, and investment levels. Emphasises the importance of measures like fair repayment rate and extension of household support fund to provide lifelines for families. Calls for correcting course with credible investments in infrastructure, schools, hospitals, including East West Rail project.

Peter Bedford Con

Mid Leicestershire

The Budget is anti-aspirational with heavy taxes for businesses leading to job cuts. It also negatively impacts ordinary savers, threatens the hospitality sector by not extending rate relief, and imposes VAT on education.

Josh MacAlister Lab

Whitehaven and Workington

The Budget delivers a long-term plan for Britain's future, including substantial increases in minimum wage and investment to tackle economic inactivity. It reverses under-investment by the Conservatives with £100 billion of public investment over five years, generating jobs through infrastructure projects like upgrading railway lines.

Vikki Slade Lib Dem

Mid Dorset and North Poole

The Budget's national insurance changes are short-sighted, threatening businesses with increased costs without reform of business rates. It negatively impacts public services such as dentists in the NHS and children’s hospices, requiring urgent exemptions for those allied to health and education.

Luke Murphy Lab

Basingstoke

The Budget represents a crucial shift away from failed Conservative policies, fixing public finances and repairing services. It allows increased investment in housing, schools, and infrastructure, benefiting NHS appointments, education quality, and affordable housing.

Gagan Mohindra Con

South West Hertfordshire

Welcomed the fact that a female Chancellor presented the Budget, but criticised it as punitive towards small businesses and wealth creators. Emphasised issues related to defence spending, independent schools, and Watford general hospital in South West Herts.

Gill German Lab

Clwyd North

Celebrated the Chancellor's Budget as a game-changer that focuses on long-term challenges of rebuilding Britain into a fairer society. Highlighted measures such as increasing the state pension, carer’s allowance eligibility, and improvements for universal credit.

Blake Stephenson Con

Mid Bedfordshire

Acknowledged some positive aspects but criticised the Budget for being overly socialist, tough on work, and damaging to economic growth. Emphasised concerns about farming families, rural communities, and real business investment.

Catherine Fookes Lab

Monmouthshire

Congratulates the Chancellor for delivering a 'joined-up, grown-up Budget in 14 years' and highlights the £21 billion funding boost for Wales. Emphasises support for carers through increased allowance earnings limit. Addresses concerns regarding changes to agricultural property relief and clarifies misconceptions about the policy's impact on small family farms.

Susan Murray Lib Dem

Mid Dunbartonshire

Welcomes reparations for infected blood scandal but expresses disappointment over lack of mention for WASPI women compensation. Acknowledges the ageing population in her constituency and the vital role of charities, community groups, and small businesses. Highlights the need for a new health and care centre in Milngavie to support the local economy and reduce NHS pressures.

Clive Efford Lab

Eltham and Chislehurst

Welcomes the Budget's move towards addressing wealth inequality by taxing wealth more appropriately. Supports compensation for those affected by the contaminated blood scandal but expresses concern over the timeframe of £11.8 billion distribution over five years. Highlights the need to address wealth disparity through wealth taxes.

Zöe Franklin Lib Dem

Guildford

Expresses disappointment at the lack of mention for ending the two-child benefit cap and discusses the detrimental impact of an 8.7% hike in employers’ national insurance contributions on small businesses and employees.

Imran Hussain Lab

Bradford East

I welcome the Budget. After 14 years, it provides real investment—over £25 billion—in our NHS, so that my constituents and the constituents of all Members will not have to wait weeks on end before they can see a GP. It provides billions for education, so that every child in my constituency will have the best start in education and the best start in life.

Jim Allister TUV

North Antrim

My constituency is peppered with small businesses employing 10 or 12 people. They are the victims of this Budget, because they are now going to be soaked with additional tax on jobs, and that will not bring change that will be felt in a good way; it will diminish employment in my constituency. Similarly, it will be felt in a negative way by new homebuyers because of the stamp duty threshold reductions: new purchasers will now pay significantly more in tax to buy a new home.

Ruth Cadbury Lab

Brentford and Isleworth

I welcome the investment for the HS2 tunnel to Euston, the trans-Pennine route upgrade, East West Rail and the Marston Vale line. I am delighted that combined authorities, local councils and directly elected Mayors will receive funding for supertrams and mass-transit projects. The £485 million for Transport for London for rolling stock on the Piccadilly and Elizabeth lines will be particularly welcome in my constituency and across London.

Caroline Voaden Lib Dem

South Devon

I am glad that the Chancellor has listened to our calls for investment and support for the NHS, and promised a cash injection to start repairing the damage done to local health services. I also welcome the £1 billion of capital investment.

Mark Sewards Lab

Leeds South West and Morley

I congratulate my hon. Friends on their excellent maiden speeches and the Chancellor for delivering a consequential Budget that resets the nation's finances, providing record investment in the NHS, a pay rise for 3 million workers, compensation for victims of scandals, increased carer’s allowance, and significant funding for education including new teachers and improvements to school buildings.

Calum Miller Lib Dem

Bicester and Woodstock

The Chancellor's Budget has been criticised by small business owners in my constituency who are facing financial difficulties due to increased employers’ NICs. The Liberal Democrats advocated for raising taxes from those with the broadest shoulders, reversing tax cuts for big banks, and levying a modest tax on social media companies. I welcome the £1 billion funding for SEND provision but believe more is needed, and pressed Ministers to fund London Road in Bicester.

Debbie Abrahams Lab

Oldham East and Saddleworth

This Budget recognised the hardship faced by low-income families over 14 years, addressing it with an extended living wage, reduced universal credit deductions, and increased personal tax allowance. The investment in NHS will improve life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, particularly for women in areas like mine. I urge the Government to update the “Health is Wealth” report and ensure NHS allocations reflect health needs.

Sarah Bool Con

South Northamptonshire

This Budget breaks promises to rural constituents by damaging agricultural land ownership through tax reforms, impacting tenant farmers and village pubs. The increase in employer national insurance contributions will cause distress in the hospitality industry and job losses. As vice-chair of the APPG on investment fraud, I urge caution to protect victims of historical pension and investment fraud.

Emily Darlington Lab

Milton Keynes Central

Conservative policies have led to food bank usage, child poverty, high mortgage costs, poor pay rises, and increased homelessness. The Budget aims to provide economic relief through raising the minimum wage, increasing carer's allowance thresholds, improving the benefit system, allocating £1 billion for special educational needs, funding recovery, science and innovation, further education, infrastructure, affordable housing, lowering energy costs, expanding childcare, and reforming public services.

Gideon Amos Lib Dem

Taunton and Wellington

Welcomes Budget investment in the NHS and raising earnings limits. Discusses Musgrove Park hospital's poor condition needing £3.1 billion investment plan funding. Urges completion of rail projects like Wellington station with significant benefit-cost ratio, criticising government delays. Advocates for burdening big banks, energy companies, and social media giants with the cost of investment rather than small businesses.

Sally Jameson Lab Co-op

Doncaster Central

Praises Labour Government's steps to fix economic foundations, protect working people, support struggling households, compensate victims of scandals and former mineworkers on pension schemes. Highlights investment in green energy projects for skilled job opportunities in Doncaster, emphasising the city's potential to power the country again.

Ben Obese-Jecty Con

Huntingdon

Critiques Labour’s tax policies as breaking promises made during election campaigns. Outlines negative impacts on small businesses and farmers due to increased national insurance contributions and changes in agricultural property relief, questioning the Government's definition of 'working people.' Emphasises the need for government to back down from these policies before a public backlash occurs.

Luke Charters Lab

York Outer

The Budget matters because it aims to address long-standing problems such as damp housing and insufficient special educational needs funding. There is a £2.3 billion increase in the core schools budget, additional teacher recruitment, and an extra £1 billion committed towards special educational needs and disabilities funding, representing a 6% real-terms increase.

Wera Hobhouse Lib Dem

Bath

There are over 4,000 patients in Bath who waited more than 12 hours in A&E. The extra investment in the NHS is welcome but I would have liked to see direct mention of eating disorder services in the Budget, which currently receive only 1% of mental health research funding and face capacity issues.

Deirdre Costigan Lab

Ealing Southall

This Labour Budget starts to deliver change by choosing investment in public services over austerity. It includes raising the youth rate to £10 an hour, benefitting 7,200 people on the national minimum wage in Ealing Southall. The Budget also invests £240 million in getting Britain working and aims to bring jobcentres, careers services, skills providers, and health services together.

Saqib Bhatti Con

Meriden and Solihull East

The Budget is a shocking demonstration of economic illiteracy that disrespects family businesses and farmers. It introduces a tax on family farms, which will damage our food security and rural heritage. The Chancellor fails to recognise the public service role played by these farms.

Manuela Perteghella Lib Dem

Stratford-on-Avon

The Budget's negative impact on family farms and rural communities is deeply concerning. Farmers already face immense financial challenges, including rising costs and harsh weather conditions, and now they are set to endure increases in national insurance contributions and changes to agricultural property relief that could impose a 'family farm tax,' leading to the fall of small independent family farms into multinational corporations' hands.

Sarah Hall Lab Co-op

Warrington South

This Budget aims to fix the economic foundations, with plans to tackle poverty and rebuild public services. It protects working people's payslips by boosting pay for over 3 million of the lowest-paid workers through an increase in the minimum wage and provides more than £20 billion additional funding for the NHS to cut waiting times, among other measures.

Ashley Fox Con

Bridgwater

The Budget increases spending by £70 billion a year, funded through higher taxes and borrowing. This will lead to higher inflation, interest rates, and national debt according to the Office for Budget Responsibility. The Chancellor's tax rise of £3,600 per working family is an attack on small and medium-sized businesses, reducing employment opportunities and private investment. Labour’s increase in inheritance tax undermines rural communities' stability and food security.

Paul Waugh Lab Co-op

Rochdale

Critiques the Conservative economic model, highlights the rise in child poverty and economic inactivity, supports increased funding for the NHS, criticises the previous government's impact on public services, and references the 'partygate' scandal.

John Milne Lib Dem

Horsham

Questions the growth forecast reduction despite budget promotion, highlights collateral damage to small schools and family farms, criticises previous Conservative and Labour policies regarding economic growth, calls for a refocused Budget towards genuine economic growth.

Kirith Entwistle Lab

Bolton North East

Supports the new Labour Government's plans to increase NHS funding, improve housing quality and affordability, mentions local projects in Bolton such as hospital development and town centre investment, emphasises minimum wage increases.

Nick Timothy Con

West Suffolk

Critiques the Chancellor’s budget for failing to invest properly, criticises waste on energy schemes, raises concerns about borrowing costs due to changes in accounting rules and gilt yields, argues against anti-business measures and lack of productivity reforms.

Sonia Kumar Lab

Dudley

Every child deserves access to quality, tailored education and the Budget will better equip schools for it. Dudley has a higher than average percentage of children with special educational needs support, and the Government's £1 billion investment in this area is crucial. Additionally, funding for NHS services is essential to address the demand from an ageing population and post-pandemic effects. By investing in primary care, mental health services and technological upgrades, the NHS can reduce waiting times and improve service delivery. Dudley College of Technology’s centre for advanced manufacturing and engineering technology aims to bridge the skills gap and support industrial strategy. These investments will bolster the economy and create high-paid jobs that attract talent.

Lisa Smart Lib Dem

Hazel Grove

My constituents are concerned about funding for Stepping Hill Hospital, which has a repair backlog of over £130 million. The Chancellor’s recent Budget lacks clarity on what it means for the hospital and its patients waiting for treatment. We need to ensure that everyone can see a GP within seven days and support hospices and dental services without imposing substantial tax rises on GPs, hospices and dentists. Real action is needed on social care to prevent people from needing hospital care unnecessarily. The Budget did not provide sufficient information about community and neighbourhood policing.

Phil Brickell Lab

Bolton West

The Budget will increase the national living wage, invest £25.6 billion in NHS services to reduce waiting times, and crack down on fraud, tax avoidance and waste. Electrification of the Bolton-Wigan train line will improve travel for residents. The additional funding for special educational needs and rebuilding schools is welcome. I support raising taxes on unearned wealth as it helps deliver prosperity for working people and decent public services.

Robbie Moore Con

Keighley and Ilkley

The Budget will increase taxes by over 130% for a local family business, potentially forcing them to freeze wages, raise prices or consider the future of their business. The Federation of Small Businesses, the Institute of Directors, among others, have warned that the Budget will hit businesses hard. The OBR says 76% of costs from national insurance rise will be passed on to workers, while the Joseph Rowntree Foundation estimates an average family business would be £770 worse off.

Sureena Brackenridge Lab

Wolverhampton North East

The Budget triples spending for breakfast clubs and invests in council housing to address the housing crisis, benefiting 8,700 employees paid at or below the national minimum wage. The state pension will rise by £470 for many of our 17,000 pensioners due to the triple lock. This Budget is fair and responsible, fixing economic foundations and paving the way to deliver manifesto promises.

Sarah Dyke Lib Dem

Glastonbury and Somerton

The Budget's agricultural property relief swap for family farm tax will be disastrous for farmers in Somerset. The loss of APR leaves families anxious about the future viability of their farms, especially those nearing retirement or facing fatal risks due to the dangerous nature of agriculture.

Jonathan Brash Lab

Hartlepool

This is a Budget of aspiration. Unlike for the past 14 years, it aligns itself with the aspirations of ordinary working people. For Hartlepool constituents, various measures in the Budget such as £21 million regeneration programme, doubling of employment allowance, and expansion of free breakfast clubs meet their needs. The Labour party supports this budget as it addresses the needs of workers and families across the country.

Harriet Cross Con

Gordon and Buchan

The Budget includes measures that will severely damage the energy sector, such as increasing the Energy Profits Levy by 3%, extending the windfall tax to 2030, and removing investment allowances. This will impact real jobs and career opportunities in north-east Scotland and hurt homegrown UK-based companies more than multinationals.

Apsana Begum Lab

Poplar and Limehouse

The Budget delivers an increase in the living wage, measures to tackle tax avoidance, and money for public services. However, there are concerns about insufficient investment and further 2% cuts on Departments being imposed. The budget also includes harmful social security changes such as cutting social security in real terms and reintroducing the freeze on local housing allowance.

Max Wilkinson Lib Dem

Cheltenham

The Budget guarantees funding of £20 million for Cheltenham’s Golden Valley development, which is welcome. However, there are concerns about changes to national insurance impacting the hospitality industry and care sector negatively, potentially leading to reduced capacity and morale issues among GPs.

Mims Davies Con

East Grinstead and Uckfield

The Conservative MP criticised the Labour Party for breaking promises and failing to address issues such as disability support, tax implications on small businesses, and impacts on energy and hospitality sectors. The speaker highlighted concerns over reduced real household disposable income by 2029 and increased childcare costs due to budget changes. They also emphasised negative consequences for part-time workers, particularly women, and the overall detrimental effect on business confidence.

Emma Reynolds Lab

Wycombe

I am proud that last week we saw the first Labour Budget in almost 15 years delivered by a woman Chancellor, recognised across the House. This Budget addresses issues like poverty, public finances, food banks, child poverty, NHS waiting lists, crumbling schools, overflowing prisons, and low productivity. It increases the national living wage to £12.21 per hour, helping nearly 200,000 young people with a single national minimum wage for all eligible adults. Each Department must meet a 2% productivity challenge. We extend the household support fund and discretionary housing payments in England and Wales. The new fair repayment rate reduces deductions from universal credit to help 700,000 of the poorest households with children.

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