Speeches by Reeves.

“That is a Green Paper, so it is being consulted on. Once we have done the consultation and announced what we are doing, we will be able to assess that.”

“When we publish the accessible version, we will then start the consultation. It is important that we have the accessible version before the consultation starts. The consultation will kick off at that stage, and then we will announce the timeline.”

“The universal credit reforms, in the sense that you would expect that someone who is severely disabled would meet a four-point assessment—it depends how you define it—and would not lose their PIP following the introduction of a tighter gateway. It is focused on supporting those who might otherwise lose some of the univ…”

“Let me be a bit clearer about how the process works with the OBR. We do not just say, “We are thinking of doing this. Can you score it and cost it for us?” We obviously do that work as a Government as well. What the OBR are able to provide is an independent lens through which they see the policy. That is why we refer t…”

“We are devising the package at the moment, so we have not finalised what that package looks like. We are learning from packages in the past that have particularly helped people with sickness and disability challenges into work. We are also looking at the international evidence so that we can bring in the best package p…”

“It is right that we did not announce these changes to come in straightaway. People on personal independence payments will not lose them—if they do lose them—until they have had their next assessment. We are not saying, “The last time you had an assessment, you didn’t get four points in one category, so you are going to…”

“Certainly, we want to target financial support at those who most need it, and then we want to target back to work support at those people who we believe can work with the right support. They might not be able to work today, but with the right support, the right adjustments, the right skills and the right training, they…”

“My hon. Friend speaks powerfully on behalf of his constituents in Gateshead, who rely on the infrastructure that our country needs, be it energy, digital or transport infrastructure, or the houses that all our constituents need. In the Budget last year I put £100 billion extra into capital spending during the course of…”

“What it would mean for people in Kettering and around the country if we had continued under the plans of the previous Government is that interest rates would have remained high, inflation would have remained high and growth would continue to flatline, whereas the OBR today has forecast that real household disposable in…”

“I am proud of what GCHQ does to keep our country safe. Part of what we are doing around the defence budget, above the lift to 2.5%, is including some of the work of the Security Service that, increasingly, is crucial for our national security and defence. That is on top of the 2.5%. As we protect defence spending, it i…”

“We have a very basic principle that people who deserve to be protected should be, that those who can work should and that we need a system that is sustainable. We do not have any of those three things today. That is why we are reforming our welfare system to give additional support for those with the highest needs, to …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for that question. People in North East Derbyshire will benefit from the additional homes, whether they are able to buy those homes, rent those homes or, indeed, build those homes, as we expand the number of construction apprenticeships and construct 10 new technical excellence colleges. They wil…”

“Last year in the Budget, we provided the biggest ever settlement for the Welsh Government, yet Plaid voted against that. I do not understand why the hon. Member does not want money to go to Wales and to her constituents.”

“I was pleased to note in my statement that Thanet has already come forward with plans to build affordable housing under the affordable housing plan, for which I set out more money. Opposition parties that abstain or vote against the Planning and Infrastructure Bill are voting against homes for our constituents and jobs…”

“The plans that we inherited from the previous Government saw the OECD forecast that the UK would have the slowest growth in the G7 this year. It is now forecasting us to have the second-highest growth. That is the difference that this Labour Government are making, moving us up the league tables.”

“I was pleased to be able to announce in the Budget last year a 6.7% increase in the national living wage, as well as a record increase in the youth rate of the minimum wage. That will help lift working people—working families—out of poverty. That comes alongside our Employment Rights Bill, which will ensure greater sec…”

“At the Budget, we put record investment into our farming sector, after being left plans by the previous Government that did not even involve their using all their farming budget. We are determined to give farmers the support that they need.”

“My hon. Friend speaks passionately about expanding opportunities for her constituents in Barking. The changes to the apprenticeship levy and the growth and skills levy are about ensuring that more people, including her constituents, can access apprenticeship courses and foundation courses. Just this weekend, we were ab…”

“As the hon. Gentleman will know, our Prime Minister and President Trump discussed these issues when our Prime Minister was at the White House recently. We continue to work on those plans. The most important thing is that we protect our national security and can continue to operate out of that important base.”

“As I have set out, the Office for Budget Responsibility does not assume in its numbers any changes in people going back to work. That is what we are going to work on, between the OBR, the DWP and the Treasury, over the summer, so that we develop those plans to ensure that people are not worse off but better off because…”