Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Adrian Bailey Excerpts
Tuesday 5th March 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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In response to my right hon. Friend, I can say that one of the things we have done is to introduce a national funding formula to make sure schools funding is more fair across the country, and it is getting fairer every year. I would be delighted to meet her and other colleagues.

Adrian Bailey Portrait Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Lab/Co-op)
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The Chancellor has claimed that the best way to protect the public finances from a decline in the motor industry post-Brexit is to back the PM’s deal. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says the best way is for the Prime Minister to abandon her red lines and be part of a customs union. Who is right?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Philip Hammond
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As the Prime Minister has explained to the House many times, the deal that we have negotiated with the European Union provides for most of the benefits of a customs union, while still enabling the United Kingdom in certain circumstances to be able to strike trade deals with third countries. That is a win-win outcome, and the House should get behind it.