(12 years, 6 months ago)
Commons ChamberI shall certainly confirm that. It is testament to the repeated action that this Government have taken to support motorists that that is indeed the case.
Does my hon. Friend agree that this reduction in fuel duty is vital not only for motorists but for small businesses such as those in Cornwall that have long distances to take their goods to market, and that it shows that this Government are listening and are on the side of hard-working families and small businesses?
I am grateful to my hon. Friend. She is not only in fine fettle, as she is standing without crutches, but rightly points to the effect that we know this will have on households and businesses.
(12 years, 6 months ago)
Commons ChamberWe had an extensive and rather premature debate on this last week in the Chamber, and I shall say again what I said then: the independent pay review bodies are producing a report, and it would be premature to review that without the evidence, which they are considering.
5. What recent steps he has taken to reduce the cost of living.