Ministerial statement on Monday, 29 June 2009, in the House of Commons, led by Gordon Brown.

Building Britain's Future

Statement on "Building Britain's Future" (Cm 7654) and the draft legislative programme.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 495 c21-41 (3-4MC)
Session: 2008-09
Department: Prime Minister
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Building Britain's Future
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House of Commons; Building Britain's future.
Monday, 29 June 2009
Command papers
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Gordon Brown | 495 c41 (Link to this contribution) The Leader of the Conservative party again laughs and tries to sneer at what I am saying. He was adv...; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 495 c41 (Link to this contribution) indicated dissent.; Speaker | 495 c41 (Link to this contribution) I am delighted that everybody was able to get in. It shows what a bit of self-discipline can do.; Gordon Prentice | 495 c38 (Link to this contribution) Will the new entitlements be enforceable by the courts?; Gordon Brown | 495 c38 (Link to this contribution) We announced in the national health service constitution how we propose to guarantee the rights of p...; Speaker | 495 c38 (Link to this contribution) Order. I think that I got three questions there.; Gordon Brown | 495 c38 (Link to this contribution) We are spending more in 2009-10; the Opposition would spend less. We are spending more in 2010-11; t...; Gordon Brown | 495 c39 (Link to this contribution) I am aware that the Conservative party may be thinking of removing some of the securities that exist...; David Gauke | 495 c38 (Link to this contribution) Given the excuses that we have heard for the delay to the comprehensive spending review, and the out...; Gordon Brown | 495 c38 (Link to this contribution) We have announced spending for 2009-10 and 2010-11 in detail. The Conservative party has announced t...; Gordon Brown | 495 c39 (Link to this contribution) I would caution the hon. Gentleman against making such statements. We have taken the right decisions...; Andrew Miller | 495 c39 (Link to this contribution) The high-tech opportunities that my right hon. Friend listed are undoubtedly the building blocks for...; Gordon Brown | 495 c39 (Link to this contribution) In the new technologies that are available around the world, Britain has outstanding leadership—in l...; Lord Robathan | 495 c39 (Link to this contribution) Sadly, this Parliament is now discredited, tarnished and worn out. The Government are unpopular, who...; Gordon Brown | 495 c39-40 (Link to this contribution) I should have thought that some humility from the Opposition Benches was in order. The problems that...; David Leslie Taylor | 495 c40 (Link to this contribution) The House will welcome the guarantee of training places to 16 and 17-year-olds where they need them,...; Gordon Brown | 495 c40 (Link to this contribution) I cannot comment on issues that the hon. Gentleman raises from his constituency, but the number of p...; Bob Spink | 495 c40 (Link to this contribution) After precisely 60 minutes of debate on the subject, I do not believe I have heard the word "pension...; Gordon Brown | 495 c40 (Link to this contribution) I am glad the hon. Gentleman recognises that we brought in the winter allowance, free television lic...; Lord Barker of Battle | 495 c40 (Link to this contribution) In his statement the Prime Minister told us that he would be attempting to fix the financial and""re...; Lord Campbell of Pittenweem | 495 c31 (Link to this contribution) In a statement entitled "Building Britain's Future" is not the absence of any reference to defence p...; Gordon Brown | 495 c31 (Link to this contribution) Yes, there will be, and that is possible only because of the investment we have made in the national...; Tony Wright | 495 c31 (Link to this contribution) The previous Conservative Government's citizens charter came with no guarantees for citizens. I ther...; Gordon Brown | 495 c32 (Link to this contribution) The proposed legislation in the next Session will help in two ways. First, the energy Bill will make...; Lord Redwood | 495 c32 (Link to this contribution) What public spending cuts has the right hon. Gentleman identified to meet the £1,500 million extra f...; Dari Taylor | 495 c31-2 (Link to this contribution) I was delighted to hear my right hon. Friend announce that a new green energy Bill will be introduce...; Gordon Brown | 495 c32 (Link to this contribution) In the last 10 years, we have spent a huge amount on modernising and improving our housing stock. It...; Gordon Brown | 495 c32 (Link to this contribution) We have reallocated money within both the Department for Communities and Local Government budget and...; Barry Gardiner | 495 c32 (Link to this contribution) Does the Prime Minister agree that the statement today on increased housing will be welcomed by the ...; Gordon Brown | 495 c30 (Link to this contribution) If the right hon. and learned Gentleman's party had been elected in 2005, there would have been mass...; Lord Howard of Lympne | 495 c30 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the Prime Minister on the close attention he has clearly been paying to the Conservat...; Gerald Kaufman | 495 c30 (Link to this contribution) Will my right hon. Friend confirm that more jobs, more houses, more and better schools, a better NHS...; Gordon Brown | 495 c30 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend is, as usual, absolutely right. When we came to power we had to invest heavily ...; Roger Gale | 495 c30 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister has yet again promised education and training for 16 to 18-year-olds. On the risi...; Gordon Brown | 495 c30 (Link to this contribution) We will look at all the issues concerning 16 to 18-year-olds, but I must tell the hon. Gentleman tha...; Karen Buck | 495 c30 (Link to this contribution) Whatever the mythology about queue-jumping, is not the reason we have homelessness, housing waiting ...; Gordon Brown | 495 c30-1 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is a long-term campaigner for more social housing and better housing provision in her...; Anne Main | 495 c31 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister said that he wanted to give more priority to local housing for local people. How ...; Gordon Brown | 495 c31 (Link to this contribution) I have just announced that more houses will be built, and as a result we can now reform the housing ...; Russell Brown | 495 c34 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the Prime Minister's announcement of the £150 million innovation fund, which has the poten...; Gordon Brown | 495 c34 (Link to this contribution) We are moving from national targets, which have served us well in increasing standards in the nation...; Julia Goldsworthy | 495 c34 (Link to this contribution) What is the difference between a target and an entitlement?; Gordon Brown | 495 c34 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Homes and Communities Agency will have a great responsibilit...; Andy Slaughter | 495 c34 (Link to this contribution) I, too, welcome the investment in social housing. Does my right hon. Friend realise that many areas ...; Gordon Brown | 495 c35 (Link to this contribution) There is a choice for this country to make. Last year, the Leader of the Opposition refused to suppo...; Gordon Brown | 495 c34 (Link to this contribution) I have already said that we carried out reviews of spending in 2004 and 2007, and this is a matter f...; Stuart Bell | 495 c34-5 (Link to this contribution) The House clearly welcomes the Prime Minister's proposals to put £500 million into housing, thus mak...; Gordon Brown | 495 c34 (Link to this contribution) The money is now available for the innovation fund to be set up immediately. Lord Drayson, who is in...; Andrew MacKay | 495 c34 (Link to this contribution) Will there be a review of Government spending before the general election—yes or no?; Gordon Brown | 495 c32-3 (Link to this contribution) It is right to invest now to take this country out of recession; every other major economy in the wo...; Lord Lilley | 495 c32 (Link to this contribution) Will the Prime Minister tell us whether any of the ragbag of measures he has announced today involve...; Gordon Brown | 495 c33 (Link to this contribution) We have a long-standing policy on Trident, which my hon. Friend disagrees with but which is the poli...; Jeremy Corbyn | 495 c33 (Link to this contribution) Does the Prime Minister accept that cancelling the Trident renewal programme would save a great deal...; Lord Soames of Fletching | 495 c33 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the steps that the Prime Minister has taken on social housing, but does he agree that unle...; Gordon Brown | 495 c33 (Link to this contribution) We have introduced a points system to deal with some of the problems that have arisen in the past fr...; Lord Young of Cookham | 495 c33 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister has told the House that 45,000 extra jobs will be created in construction by the ...; Gordon Brown | 495 c33 (Link to this contribution) No, the main sources of money are underspends in Departments over the course of this year. It is abs...; Liz Blackman | 495 c33 (Link to this contribution) One group of children crying out for more personalised education are those with high-functioning aut...; Gordon Brown | 495 c33 (Link to this contribution) I admire the work that my hon. Friend has done in supporting those who are concerned about and tryin...; Speaker | 495 c29 (Link to this contribution) Order. Thirty-six right hon. and hon. Members are seeking to catch my eye, so I ask for brief questi...; Gordon Brown | 495 c29 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman recognises, as we do, that employment is a huge issue. The question is, doe...; Nick Clegg | 495 c28-9 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister and the leader of the Conservatives have just perfected their fake debate on publ...; Speaker | 495 c27 (Link to this contribution) Order. Mr. Duddridge, we do not need you to bellow away from a sedentary position. It is much to the...; Gordon Brown | 495 c27-8 (Link to this contribution) The big question in this country is how to return to growth and secure extra jobs in the economy. Th...; Speaker | 495 c25 (Link to this contribution) Order. The Leader of the Opposition must be heard.; Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton | 495 c24-7 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister talks about building Britain's future, but is it not time that the British people...; Gordon Brown | 495 c21-4 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on the draft legislative programme—o...; Rob Marris | 495 c38 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the innovation fund, which will be of particular importance to manufacturing, but may I co...; Gordon Brown | 495 c38 (Link to this contribution) We increased capital allowances in the Budget to enable firms to invest in the future. We did so bec...; Roberta Blackman-Woods | 495 c36-7 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the statement today, but will my right hon. Friend say whether the Government are paying g...; Gordon Brown | 495 c37 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right. The announcement today about housing is for energy-efficient as well as aff...; Gordon Brown | 495 c37 (Link to this contribution) Once again, when it comes to issues of policy, that is all that the Conservatives can talk about. Th...; Peter Kilfoyle | 495 c37 (Link to this contribution) I represent a constituency in which high unemployment and low skills have gone hand in hand for gene...; Bob Russell | 495 c37 (Link to this contribution) Prime Minister, in the real world, on Friday, this Government shelved 180 major capital building pro...; Gordon Brown | 495 c36 (Link to this contribution) As a result of the investment that we have put into housing, more than 1 million houses have been re...; Elfyn Llwyd | 495 c36 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the announcement today that local authorities will be able to keep council house receipts,...; Gordon Brown | 495 c36 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right: we want to do more to help people who are worried about their jobs, as well...; Lindsay Hoyle | 495 c36 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend is aware that this is about being brave, doing the essentials and coming up wit...; Peter Luff | 495 c35 (Link to this contribution) Whatever the merits or otherwise of the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail Group and the timing of...; Gordon Brown | 495 c35 (Link to this contribution) I do not accept the hon. Gentleman's first point. We are working with Royal Mail to ensure that it h...; Shailesh Vara | 495 c35-6 (Link to this contribution) Will the Prime Minister give a specific answer to a question that he has pointedly refused to addres...; Tom Levitt | 495 c35 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend is right to say that the interface between the community and policing is where ...; Gordon Brown | 495 c35 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is exactly right. The approach he suggests is a way in which we can move forward to g...; Tony Baldry | 495 c38 (Link to this contribution) The Prime Minister confirmed that, on the Government's own figures, from 2011 public spending will g...; Philip Hollobone | 495 c39 (Link to this contribution) Which part of the Prime Minister's statement will help Britain to avoid the national humiliation of ...; Julian Lewis | 495 c37 (Link to this contribution) In one of 46 press reports in the past two days that have trailed the contents of this statement, th...; Clive Efford | 495 c39 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend's announcement about extra money for housing is welcome, and will bring hope to...; Gordon Brown | 495 c31 (Link to this contribution) We made a detailed statement on national security last week, when we looked at all the issues surrou...; Gordon Brown | 495 c40-1 (Link to this contribution) I have explained on many occasions that what we are dealing with is a global financial crisis, where...; Speaker | 495 c23 (Link to this contribution) Order. I apologise for interrupting the Prime Minister. Mr. Barker, you need to simmer down a little...; Gordon Brown | 495 c37 (Link to this contribution) In 1997, there was no investment taking place in further education. In the Budget, we announced £300...; Gordon Brown | 495 c37 (Link to this contribution) First, it is investment in jobs of £5 billion in total, as a result of decisions that were made in t...; Gordon Brown | 495 c36 (Link to this contribution) I have said that all the jobs proposals come from money that was allocated in the Budget to jobs but...
Notes: Corrected on 30 June 2009 at 495 c3-4MC
Subjects: Children Construction British nationality Council housing Neighbourhood policing Broadband Cluster munitions Carbon capture and storage Digital technology Housing Finance House of Lords Financial services Infrastructure Innovation Legislation Employment schemes NHS Low incomes Railways Schools Training Young people Regulation Reform Renewable energy Video games Unemployment Voluntary work Government bills Electrification Future Jobs Fund
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Building Britain's Future

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