Spending Round 2019 Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Spending Round 2019

Justine Greening Excerpts
Wednesday 4th September 2019

(4 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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The right hon. Gentleman should know that the Government have no plans to—as he puts it—crash out of the EU. Our plan is to get a deal and, if he wants to help us to get a deal, he should not vote for the surrender Bill tonight.

Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening (Putney) (Ind)
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The real revolution that Britain needs is a revolution in social mobility and equality of opportunity. I welcome the announcement of investment in schools, but may I encourage the Chancellor to revisit investment in children’s services if he really wants to close the opportunity gap? May I also encourage him to look at reform closer to home, in his own Department? The Treasury is simply not fit for purpose when it comes to understanding how to invest in Britain’s biggest asset, which is its human capital—its people.