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Oral Answers to Questions

Theresa Villiers Excerpts
Tuesday 20th June 2023

(1 year, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Hunt Portrait Jeremy Hunt
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We understand the pressures that families are going through up and down the country, but we have responded with generous support this year and last of more than £3,000 for the average household. Not only that, but since 2010 the number of children in absolute poverty has fallen by 400,000.

Theresa Villiers Portrait Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con)
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T7. Paying around half the cost of people’s energy bills and freezing fuel duty has been crucial in helping people with the cost of living, but is there further action the Government can take to get inflation down? Are we on track to halve it by the end of the year?

John Glen Portrait The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen)
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Controlling public spending and ensuring that the interventions we are making prioritise growth enablement is a relentless activity. The household support fund of £2.5 billion continues to be an additional source of support for households, but there are no quick fixes; there is a relentless pursuit of the goals that we have set out at the start of this year.