division_name: The Economy
motion: <p class="indent" pid="c1162.5/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8216;but respectfully regrets that the Gracious Speech fails to rebuild the UK economy, tackle the housing crisis, further pushes public services into crisis and contains no vision to bring this divided country back together; calls on the Government to bring forward a plan to rebuild the economy so that it works in the interest of the many, not just handing out rewards to those at the top; and further calls on the Government to address the climate emergency by bringing forward a green industrial revolution to decarbonise the economy and boost economic growth.&#8217;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1162.5/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;in important respects this country is the greatest place to live and to be&#8212;the greatest place on earth.&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="2019-10-14">14 October</phrase> 2019; Vol. 666, c. 19.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1162.5/11" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;we have unemployment at its lowest level since 1974&#8221;.&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="2019-10-14">14 October</phrase> 2019; Vol. 666, c. 22.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1165.3/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;UK service providers have been involved in some of the most egregious cases of corruption in our time.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1172.4/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;cause regulators to take their eye off the ball&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="2019-11-01">1 November</phrase> 1997; Vol. 300, c. 731-2.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1174.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;The only thing leaving the EU guarantees is a lost decade for British business&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1176.0/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We reject the whole principle of free trade.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1178.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;I can see why some people want to leave the EU. Arguments about national identity and sovereignty pack an emotional punch. But for anyone who cares about British jobs, it comes down to one key question. Do businesses want the benefits and security of continued access to the Single Market, or the instability and uncertainty of a lost decade?&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1179.4/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;that freedom of movement has brought immeasurable social, cultural and economic benefits to the people of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the European Union as a whole&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1190.4/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;How to build a more responsible capitalism&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1190.4/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Twitter and Facebook received hundreds of millions of dollars in investments that can be traced back to Russian state financial institutions&#8230;Aggressive tax avoidance by multinational corporations, including Nike and Apple&#8230;billions in tax refunds by the Isle of Man and Malta to the owners of private jets and luxury yachts.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1194.0/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Too much capitalism does not mean too many capitalists, but too few capitalists.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1195.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;trust in democracy and bringing an end to the division that has characterised this debate over the past three years is something that cannot be measured solely through spreadsheets or impact assessments, important though they&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1195.2/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;self-evidently in our economic interest&#8221;,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1219.0/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;In June I was told I needed to apply for universal credit, moving my existing housing benefit claim and child tax credits over from the Council and HMRC to Universal Credit. I was told that there was a 5 week assessment period, followed by a 1 week payment verification period so 6 weeks. My Child tax credit was stopped completely leaving me with no income for 6 weeks. When I complained, they said I could loan the money but needed to repay it. I was initially advised by the Job Centre to apply for Job Seekers Allowance even though they didn&#8217;t think I was eligible and they were vague. I ended up complaining. Then I was advised to apply for both Jobseekers Allowance and Universal Credit. They said it would be back dated to June and corrected if wrong.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1219.0/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Weeks passed and my Universal Credit was calculated. They are taking &#163;120 per month from me for the &#8216;loan&#8217; of money so I get this instead of receiving child tax credit. Technically I have lost out on 6 weeks of child tax credits. It&#8217;s a lot of money to lose, people are still eligible for it, yet it&#8217;s been stopped for 6 weeks. Now I&#8217;m expected to pay back this loan that I was forced to take to feed my children while they take their time assessing what they already have on record.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1219.0/8" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;I&#8217;m just going through a few tests at the moment as I&#8217;ve been immobile and in severe pain with my spine. I have to provide proof of medical appointments, private Osteopath receipts and NHS reports which are private. A sick note from a qualified GP won&#8217;t do. I&#8217;ve also had to deliver my GP sick note in person as they will not allow me to email it to them. I live in a village and it can be difficult to get to town when I&#8217;m in debilitating pain and on strong medication. Susan, I hope you can raise these points in the House of Commons as in this day and age, no families with young children should be forced into debt by Universal Credit and the Government. There are families left in debt depending on food banks etc once their Universal Credit loans are deducted. All this has a terrible effect on people&#8217;s mental health and I feel the system is just trying to trip people over with sanctions.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1229.0/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;The integrity and prosperity of the union that binds the four nations of the United Kingdom is of the utmost importance to my Government&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, House of Lords, <phrase class="date" code="2019-10-14">14 October</phrase> 2019; Vol. 800, c. 3.]&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1229.0/8" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;these women are not going to be squirrelling this money away in offshore accounts.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1231.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We have heard the Prime Minister&#8217;s previous crude dismissal of British business. Now we are seeing his words become Government policy.&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="2019-10-08">8 October</phrase> 2019; Vol. 664, c. 1650.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c1233.1/13" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;a new age of opportunity for the whole country.&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="2019-10-14">14 October</phrase> 2019; Vol. 666, c. 19.]</p>