Debates between Rushanara Ali and Helen Hayes during the 2017-2019 Parliament

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Debate between Rushanara Ali and Helen Hayes
Tuesday 1st October 2019

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rushanara Ali Portrait Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab)
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1. What recent assessment he has made of the economic effect of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.

Helen Hayes Portrait Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood) (Lab)
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11. What assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of the risk of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.

Sajid Javid Portrait The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sajid Javid)
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We would prefer to leave with a deal, and we continue to work energetically and determinedly to get a better deal, but the Government are turbo charging their preparations to ensure we are ready to leave without a deal on 31 October. All necessary funds have been made available. The fundamentals of the British economy are strong: real wages are growing; employment is at a record high; and unemployment is at an historic low.