Robert Halfon
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(12 years, 5 months ago)
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Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab)
3. What discussions she has had with Welsh Government Ministers on the economic outlook for Wales.
Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con)
4. What recent assessment she has made of the economy in Wales; and if she will make a statement.
Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab)
5. What discussions she has had with Welsh Government Ministers on the economic outlook for Wales.
Mrs Gillan
I agree that if there are lessons to be learned from the Welsh Government, we must learn them, but the hon. Lady must remember that unemployment is a matter for both the UK Government and the Welsh Government, and under the last Labour Government youth unemployment in Wales rose by 73% over the Parliament.
Robert Halfon
Is my right hon. Friend aware of figures from the Office for National Statistics and the AA showing that more than £16 million could be injected into the Welsh economy this year alone because Labour’s 3p August rise in fuel duty has now been scrapped?
Mrs Gillan
Yes; my hon. Friend knows that the Government have shown that they have listened and are willing to help motorists further with their cost of living by acting at a time when the pump prices are still at historic highs and deferring the increase to January. I pay tribute to him, as he has of course played a great part in the campaign and has, in part, brought about this change by the Government, which will be welcomed throughout Wales, by businesses and families alike.