Debates between Rachel Reeves and Chris McDonald during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Rachel Reeves and Chris McDonald
Tuesday 3rd September 2024

(2 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rachel Reeves Portrait Rachel Reeves
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Before I became a Member of Parliament I was an economist at the Bank of England and I respect the independence of the Bank of England. The previous Government undermined that independence. That contributed to the economic chaos that we saw under the last Conservative Government. This Government will never go down that route.

Chris McDonald Portrait Chris McDonald (Stockton North) (Lab)
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T7. Will the Chancellor of the Exchequer confirm that her decisions are targeted at winning new investment in green industry in places such as Billingham in my constituency?