Charter for Budget Responsibility

I will address the provisions of the charter and my right hon. Friend’s point directly in a few m...

May I begin by echoing the Chief Secretary’s condolences to the family of Robert Key, his predece...

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

I am happy to—I thought mention of the IMF might bring the right hon. Gentleman to his feet.

I would like to know the Labour position. The European Central Bank is not selling debt at a loss...

I suspect that the Bank of England will not be the only institution attacked by the right hon. Ge...

If I may slightly abuse my position in this Chair, let me say that I only heard from the Minister...

Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker, and may I associate myself with those passionately expres...

I call the SNP spokesperson.

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May I also offer my condolences to Robert Key’s family at this terribly sad news?

I say to ...

I have seen many displays of nerve in this Chamber over the last seven years, but I congratulate ...

If I might paraphrase, Treasury officials have Ministers by the short and curlies, which is perha...

My hon. Friend puts it in a pithy way, as he often does. It is not so much that there is some kin...

My right hon. Friend the Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse) makes some powerful poin...

It is a privilege to close this debate on behalf of the Government. I thank those who contributed...

I guess the issue is: whose forecasts are they? If the OBR produces forecasts and Treasury offici...

What we can agree is that the budget responsibility committee has discretion over all judgments u...