Debates between Andrew Griffith and Imran Hussain during the 2019 Parliament

Economic Responsibility and a Plan for Growth

Debate between Andrew Griffith and Imran Hussain
Wednesday 19th October 2022

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Griffith Portrait Andrew Griffith
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I was in the process of telling the hon. Lady exactly what the Government will do. No one should trivialise the impact of rising global interest rates on mortgages. The last time mortgages were at this level was under her Government, and not after the backdrop of a global pandemic and a war on European soil.

Imran Hussain Portrait Imran Hussain (Bradford East) (Lab)
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Will the Minister give way?

Andrew Griffith Portrait Andrew Griffith
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No, I think I have been relatively generous in taking interventions from the Opposition. I will make some progress, because I am sure that many people would like to speak. As the House knows, we will publish the medium-term fiscal plan, which will be fully reported on by the OBR and will set out our approach to fiscal responsibility: the variable that we can control in Government to help to reduce rates of interest going forward. We remain committed to pursuing growth as the driver of prosperity for all.