Following the Government statement on last Thursday’s Mansion House speech, Dame Harriett Baldwin questions the Economic Secretary to the Treasury about the possible dismantling of the Senior Managers Regime - the regulatory framework used in the City of London to ensure accountability and governance in the financial services sector.
Dame Harriett Baldwin questions the Transport Secretary about funding for bus services in Worcestershire specifically a more regular bus service between Worcester and Malvern, including on weekends, and for the reinstatement of the X43 service.
Dame Harriett Baldwin questions the Health Minister on the concerns of local hospices and GPs, care homes and pharmacies about the impact of changes to employer national insurance contributions on the community care sector.
Dame Harriett Baldwin questions the Government’s commitment to free trade and expanding export opportunities, including the “Exporting is GREAT” campaign. She emphasises the importance of maintaining and increasing tariff-free access for UK products, and says that raising exports to a target of £1 trillion would be a tremendous boost for economic growth and the creation of high-skilled jobs.
Following the Transport Secretary’s statement on rail performance, Dame Harriett Baldwin calls on the Secretary of State to meet representatives of West Midlands Railways to improve performance on the Birmingham to Hereford line where as many as one in six services were being cancelled by October.
Dame Harriett Baldwin criticises the Budget as full of broken promises to the electorate; more taxes, more public spending and more borrowing which do not lead to growth. She says the only way to deliver true, genuine, sustainable economic growth in this country is through productivity and investment by the private sector.
Shadow Minister for International Development, Dame Harriett Baldwin, responds to the Government statement on the legislation approved by the Israeli Knesset to ban UNRWA. She calls for the full implementation of reforms proposed by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to restore trust in the organisation and asks about alternative aid avenues to Gaza beyond UNRWA.
