Budget Resolutions

Inevitably, the debate tonight has been overshadowed by the statement we have heard. This should ...

Last week’s Budget will double Government borrowing, and it is proof that the Government’s auster...

Order. Obviously, we had a long statement and there are still a lot of people to get in, so after...

I begin my contribution, as my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) ...

I thank the hon. Member for Cleethorpes (Martin Vickers) for his generosity in giving me those 33...

The Conservatives have already changed their promise on that. In the 2017 manifesto, they promise...

Yes, I agree. My hon. Friend’s point is well made.

There are a number of challenges that th...

This was undoubtedly a serious Budget for serious times and it was undoubtedly right that the top...

This is not the speech I expected to give when we heard the Budget, but events have overtaken us....

I think that we can all agree that this was not an ordinary Budget; it was the Budget that was ca...

Uncharacteristically, I congratulate the Chancellor on his Budget: a Budget that admits the immor...

The speech that I intended to make has been somewhat overshadowed by what we heard in the House e...

These are turbulent and worrying times. I know that all Members of the House share my gratitude a...

There is still a lot of pressure on time, so after the next speaker I will take the limit down to...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

We have heard many tributes today to NHS staff for the eff...

Over the weekend, I got chatting to a shop assistant. She had a cough, so I asked whether she was...

I wish to concentrate on two issues: education and justice.

On education, I have visited ev...

Of the many learning points from the current coronavirus crisis, one stands out, which is that, i...

This was a great Budget for the NHS, but a week is indeed a long time in politics. North Devon Di...

Thanks to the 10 years of austerity Budgets and spending statements, our key public services have...

First, I pay tribute to the Government for the immense steps that they are taking to tackle coron...

While Members have expressed a number of concerns about the Budget that I would echo, I wish to f...

I want to start by expressing my gratitude and admiration for the dedication and professionalism ...

I want to pay tribute to our social care workers across the country—a workforce who day in, day o...

I am very grateful to have been squeezed in at the end of this debate. It is quite clear that thi...

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Order. There are two more speakers, and I hope the remaining two speakers will take three minutes...

That is most kind of you, Madam Deputy Speaker; thank you for making that happen. I thank everyon...

This will be a Northern Ireland double act. In my limited time, I wish to mention the impact of t...

I call the shadow Minister, Anneliese Dodds.

Hooray!

9.44 pm

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—that was slightly unexpected, but I am sure it reflected this wid...

It is a pleasure to speak at the end of this long but very interesting debate, with 34 contributi...