Strategic Priorities Statement: Defence Debate
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Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
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Strategic Priorities Statement: Defence
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Lord Livermore (Lab)
I can absolutely confirm that all National Wealth Fund spending will be within the fiscal rules.
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab Co-op)
My Lords, is the Minister perplexed, like me, by the negativity coming from the Benches opposite? As well as many tens of billions of pounds in the National Wealth Fund, our Government have given billions to infected blood compensation, and next month we will get the triple lock on pensions. Those are three tremendous steps forward. Can the Minister urge the Chancellor to be just a little more upbeat tomorrow?
Lord Livermore (Lab)
I will absolutely pass that on to the Chancellor.