My Rt Honorable Friend the Secretary of State for Business and Trade has today made the following statement.

This Government is committed to making work pay.

As part of our ambitious agenda, we pledged to update the remit to the Low Pay Commission to formally take account of the cost of...

My Rt Honorable Friend the Secretary of State for Business and Trade has today made the following statement.

This Government is committed to making work pay.

As part of our ambitious agenda, we pledged to update the remit to the Low Pay Commission to formally take account of the cost of...

This Government is committed to making work pay.

As part of our ambitious agenda, we pledged to update the remit to the Low Pay Commission to formally take account of the cost of living for the first time, and I am pleased to confirm that this has been achieved.

As...

This Government is committed to making work pay.

As part of our ambitious agenda, we pledged to update the remit to the Low Pay Commission to formally take account of the cost of living for the first time, and I am pleased to confirm that this has been achieved.

As...

Motion to consider. Agreed to question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to question.

Today, I present to the House a Budget for Britain’s future: a Budget that shows the perseverance of the British people finally paying off; a Budget for hard-working families who live their lives far from this place and care little for the twists and turns of Westminster politics. People who...

Today, I present to the House a Budget for Britain’s future: a Budget that shows the perseverance of the British people finally paying off; a Budget for hard-working families who live their lives far from this place and care little for the twists and turns of Westminster politics. People who...

Toilet humour.

Toilet humour.

Well, at least I am demonstrating that we are all British. This relief will extend to any such facilities made available for public use, whether publicly or privately owned. I can honestly say that that is virtually the only announcement in this Budget that has not leaked. [Hon. Members: “More!”]

We...

Well, at least I am demonstrating that we are all British. This relief will extend to any such facilities made available for public use, whether publicly or privately owned. I can honestly say that that is virtually the only announcement in this Budget that has not leaked. [Hon. Members: “More!”]

We...

You won’t be here!

You won’t be here!

I hear the hon. Lady, but her point is slightly blunted by the fact that she made it in the autumn of 2016, again in the spring of 2017 and again in the autumn of last year.

As well as making work pay, we want working people to keep more of...

I hear the hon. Lady, but her point is slightly blunted by the fact that she made it in the autumn of 2016, again in the spring of 2017 and again in the autumn of last year.

As well as making work pay, we want working people to keep more of...

Formally.

Formally.

Budget statement 29 October 2018. Ways and means resolution. Agreed to on question.

Budget statement 29 October 2018. Ways and means resolution. Agreed to on question.

Just to clarify, that is not the proposal. The proposal is that the Freud pilots will apply to 20 per cent. of people on incapacity benefit. The proposals we are bringing forward for pilots with people who are new claimants will apply to 20 per cent. Everybody else will get...

Just to clarify, that is not the proposal. The proposal is that the Freud pilots will apply to 20 per cent. of people on incapacity benefit. The proposals we are bringing forward for pilots with people who are new claimants will apply to 20 per cent. Everybody else will get...

First, the consultation paper makes it absolutely clear:"““To fund the cost of these extra services, we are proposing that the credit offered under these arrangements could attract an interest charge of 1-2% per month””." I also say to the Secretary of State that I have read the Bill. It does...

First, the consultation paper makes it absolutely clear:"““To fund the cost of these extra services, we are proposing that the credit offered under these arrangements could attract an interest charge of 1-2% per month””." I also say to the Secretary of State that I have read the Bill. It does...