Speeches by Glen.

“Perhaps I could turn to Dr Mann and Professor Taylor then. The September guidance was that a gradual approach to removing policy restraint remains appropriate. Can you talk about the interaction between that guidance and your expectation of how expansionary the Budget would be? Can you give us an assessment of how that…”

“A lot were aired in the media.”

“Thank you for your clarity.”

“Personally, I think that is reasonable.”

“I thought you would.”

“You can be forgiven for that.”

“Is that wise, though? On the fuel duty point and the 0.2% effect, why is that—”

“Could I ask the Governor about the Budget impact? You predict a near-term increase in inflation and GDP, but the Bank is less clear about interest rates. The guidance in September was different. The OBR says that there will be an effect and that interest rates will go up by 0.25%. Can you explain the Bank’s thinking wi…”

“No, that is very helpful.”

“Governor, could I ask you about the Trump policy on tariffs and what assessment you have made about how that will affect the UK economy? Credible sources say that it will see a reduction of GDP by 0.8%. It will inflate the cost of exports into the US and we would see a reduction of £22 billion. There is a whole world o…”

“Could I turn to the overall impact of some of the Budget decisions on inflation, interest rates and growth? Could I ask you, Ms Lombardelli, about the assumptions made about the stimulus effect and the crowding-out effect? There seem to be some differences around how the OBR has assessed the effect of the national insu…”

“I represent Salisbury, where the Trussell Trust was founded. The hon. Gentleman is making an important point about the fact that the people who use food banks have many dimensions to their poverty. It is important that we address that, rather than believing that just by giving more food, we are doing people a true serv…”

“May I first commend the hon. Member for Gedling (Michael Payne) for his maiden speech? I think we can all agree that it was very moving, and that he does great credit to his family and constituents. I apologise for not having been here for the first few minutes; I was running over from Portcullis House. I had the privi…”

“I think it is it is a good sign that there are fewer Members of Parliament in the Chamber, because it shows that there has been meaningful progress. I do not see tetchiness from the Minister; what I see is somebody who has listened carefully to the representations of the community and acted on them. I accept and acknow…”

“I endorse what the Minister has said about the way in which IBCA has been set up. It seems to me an entirely sensible arrangement that respects the need to have some distance from Government, but clearly there cannot be a bespoke arrangement for every single entity that is set up. This was the point I was trying to mak…”

“I warmly welcome much of what was announced last week—the work on listings, mutuals and the remit refresh—but I say to the hon. Lady and the Minister for pensions that there is considerable reticence in the pensions industry when it comes to many of the drivers of change highlighted last week. We need a complete cultur…”

“Julia’s House hospice does amazing work across Wiltshire and Dorset, but its chief executive Martin Edwards came to Parliament on Tuesday to tell me that the additional national insurance contributions will cost the hospice £250,000 a year. For that hospice, and Naomi House, which does similar good work, the changes ar…”

“Will the Minister rule out additional council tax bands being among any changes that the Government make?”

“Many of my constituents who live south of Salisbury are concerned about the interaction between flood risk assessments and new house building. Will the Minister assure the House that her work is fully integrated with the Government’s house building plans so that people can be reassured that, when land is designated for…”

“The hon. Gentleman is a serious individual on the Government Benches, and I respect him very much, but does he not understand that given the delicate set of constitutional arrangements we have, it is not unreasonable to expect the Government to come forward with a plan that sets out several steps, taking us on the jour…”