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Oral Questions to George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer – 1 December 2015
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Hi MSE-ers,
Today, George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, answered questions from MPs in the House of Commons on the following topics.
Business
What fiscal steps he is taking to support businesses.
What estimate his Department made of the potential cost to the public purse of a HM Revenue and Customs regional hub being based at (a) Leeds and (b) Bradford.
Local councils
What steps his Department is taking to enable councils to retain receipts from business rates.
What assessment he has made of the effect on local economies of reduced funding for local government.
Wages and employment
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the National Living Wage on wage growth.
What assessment he has made of the potential effect on public finances of halving the disabilities employment gap.
What assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of employment.
Savings, taxation and debt
What steps the Government is taking to support (a) people with savings and (b) home ownership.
What plans he has to raise the personal allowance during this Parliament.
What recent estimate he has made of the level of household debt.
What fiscal steps he is taking to help people keep more of the money they earn.
Pensions
What steps he is taking to assist women born between 1953 and 1955 affected by recent changes in pension age qualification.
Economy
What progress he has made on his long-term economic plan.
Watch the question session in full on Parliament TV.
Related business
The Chancellor will also give evidence to the House of Commons Treasury Committee on the Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
Watch the Committee hearing on Parliament TV.
Today, George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, answered questions from MPs in the House of Commons on the following topics.
Business
What fiscal steps he is taking to support businesses.
What estimate his Department made of the potential cost to the public purse of a HM Revenue and Customs regional hub being based at (a) Leeds and (b) Bradford.
Local councils
What steps his Department is taking to enable councils to retain receipts from business rates.
What assessment he has made of the effect on local economies of reduced funding for local government.
Wages and employment
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the National Living Wage on wage growth.
What assessment he has made of the potential effect on public finances of halving the disabilities employment gap.
What assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of employment.
Savings, taxation and debt
What steps the Government is taking to support (a) people with savings and (b) home ownership.
What plans he has to raise the personal allowance during this Parliament.
What recent estimate he has made of the level of household debt.
What fiscal steps he is taking to help people keep more of the money they earn.
Pensions
What steps he is taking to assist women born between 1953 and 1955 affected by recent changes in pension age qualification.
Economy
What progress he has made on his long-term economic plan.
Watch the question session in full on Parliament TV.
Related business
The Chancellor will also give evidence to the House of Commons Treasury Committee on the Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
Watch the Committee hearing on Parliament TV.
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