Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Dave Doogan Excerpts
Tuesday 29th October 2024

(2 days, 14 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rachel Reeves Portrait Rachel Reeves
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It is good to have an explanation of how to do my job from one of the Conservative Members who crashed our economy. Some £63.5 billion of investment into the UK was announced at our international investment summit—investment in life sciences, investment in data centres and digital, investment in clean energy—because businesses have confidence that this Government are bringing stability back to our economy and working with businesses to seize the opportunities. I am really excited about doing that in all parts of our country and working with business to do so.

Dave Doogan Portrait Dave Doogan (Angus and Perthshire Glens) (SNP)
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Can the Chancellor tell us, to the nearest £10 billion, how much extra would be available for long-term investment were it not for the fire sale of UK Government bonds by the Bank of England, costing the taxpayer dearly?

Rachel Reeves Portrait Rachel Reeves
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I started my career as an economist at the Bank of England, and unlike Conservative Members, I think it is incredibly important to recognise the independence of our economic institutions, including the Bank of England and, indeed, the Office for Budget Responsibility.