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Richard Fuller

Richard Fuller

Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

ConservativeMP for North Bedfordshire

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Questions

Oral questions: Treasury

“I am sorry, but the Chancellor’s recollection of her record is fantasy economics from a fantasy economist. Is it not the case that her true record is poor decision making: with U-turn after U-turn on winter fuel payments, business rates and…”

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Oral questions: Treasury

“This month, a comprehensive survey by UKHospitality showed that one in seven of our hotels, pubs and restaurants will close as a direct result of the Chancellor’s policies. Many of those businesses represent the hopes and dreams, hard work …”

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Oral questions: Treasury

“The Government’s spending plans look very, very iffy. The Minister has a chance of fitting in with the Chancellor’s fiscal rules—if there is no further downgrade on economic growth, which seems unlikely; if the Government have the backbone …”

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Debate

Charter for Budget Responsibility

“I thank the Minister for a succinct opening speech. The charter for Budget responsibility seeks to confer the important attributes of stability and credibility on a Government’s management of the public finances and the wider economy. “Stab…”

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Oral questions: Treasury

“Persistently high inflation and fears that things will get tougher for their children are top issues for the British public, but the Office for Budget Responsibility’s assessment of Labour’s plans was that: “Growth in real household disposa…”

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Debate

New Towns

“I would like to make it clear that I am speaking in an individual capacity as the Member of Parliament for North Bedfordshire. I congratulate the honourable Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray) on her speech and on the …”

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Oral questions: Treasury

“The Minister said this was “fair”—no, no, no. Perhaps breaking the election promise on tax thresholds is the reason why, by two to one, the public view the Budget as unfair, just 3% think it will make them better off, and two out of three t…”

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Debate

Budget Resolutions

“Madam Deputy Speaker, before I start my comments on the subject of this debate, let me say that I am aware, and I think a number of right honourable and honourable Members are aware, that since you presided over the opening of this debate l…”

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Questions

Oral questions: Treasury

“UK long-term borrowing costs are now consistently above the range of G7 countries—something that did not occur at any time under previous coalition or Conservative Governments. It is because markets are pricing in the specific weakness of t…”

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Debate

Taxes

“We have had an exciting and heartfelt debate. I commend for their speeches my right honourable Friends the Members for Sutton Coldfield (Sir Andrew Mitchell), for Wetherby and Easingwold (Sir Alec Shelbrooke), for Basildon and Billericay (M…”

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Questions

Oral questions: Treasury

“Labour’s jobs tax has really clobbered British businesses. The Office for National Statistics says that the number of available jobs is collapsing. Perhaps the Chancellor has not updated herself on how British business thinks about confiden…”

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Questions

Oral questions: Treasury

“Of course, the best way to improve economic growth is for this Chancellor to stop punishing businesses with higher taxes. Within the spending review, the key is to improve public sector productivity. As the Chancellor knows, one of the key …”

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Oral questions: Treasury

“Two weeks ago, the spring statement rushed through changes to disability benefits, or “pocket money” to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, to help plug the £14 billion gap in public finances created by the first Labour Budget. Now we are …”

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Questions

Oral questions: Treasury

“Improving public sector productivity was the No.1 ask of Institute of Directors’ businesses trying to weather Storm Rachel, but under Labour, public sector productivity has fallen further behind pre-pandemic levels. The number of civil serv…”

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Questions

Oral questions: Treasury

“Confidence on Britain’s high streets is sliding faster than the Chancellor will be down the ski slopes of Davos later today. With retail sales down—rather than up, as expected in the run-up to Christmas—and with the British Retail Consortiu…”

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Legislation

Financial Assistance to Ukraine Bill

“I thank the Minister for opening the debate. The Conservative Government were a vociferous advocate for mobilising Russia’s frozen sovereign assets to support Ukraine. We drove G7 and European partners to try to coalesce around the most amb…”

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