Links to analysis of the 2026 Autumn Budget from selected think tanks, business groups, political parties and other organisations.

Links to analysis of the 2026 Autumn Budget from selected think tanks, business groups, political parties and other organisations.

The Chancellor presented his 2026 Budget to the Commons on 28 October, and the Office for Budget Responsibility published updated forecasts for the economy and public finances for the next five years.

The Chancellor presented his 2026 Budget to the Commons on 28 October, and the Office for Budget Responsibility published updated forecasts for the economy and public finances for the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2026 to Question 30769 on Air Pollution: Warnings, if she will set out the difference between (a) proactive air quality warnings and (b) alerts and forecasts; and if she will set...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2026 to Question 30769 on Air Pollution: Warnings, if she will set out the difference between (a) proactive air quality warnings and (b) alerts and forecasts; and if she will set...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how environmental data is being factored into predictive modelling for climate-driven shocks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how environmental data is being factored into predictive modelling for climate-driven shocks.

I think I am right in saying that the right hon. Gentleman’s constituency, like mine, relies very heavily on the tourist trade. That industry is on its knees gasping for air. It does not need breathing space; it needs help. There was nothing in the Budget for that industry.

I think I am right in saying that the right hon. Gentleman’s constituency, like mine, relies very heavily on the tourist trade. That industry is on its knees gasping for air. It does not need breathing space; it needs help. There was nothing in the Budget for that industry.

I am always grateful to hear from the right hon. Gentleman, whose constituency is in the region that I also represent. He may not have heard amid the noise in the Chamber at the time, but the south-east benefited quite considerably. In our part of the country, 47% of businesses...

I am always grateful to hear from the right hon. Gentleman, whose constituency is in the region that I also represent. He may not have heard amid the noise in the Chamber at the time, but the south-east benefited quite considerably. In our part of the country, 47% of businesses...

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

I will make some progress, because lots of Members want to speak, and I have not even got on to the main argument that I want to make.

There are real benefits from this Budget. In my constituency, the council tax rebate will impact positively on 42,000 homes. The same will...

I will make some progress, because lots of Members want to speak, and I have not even got on to the main argument that I want to make.

There are real benefits from this Budget. In my constituency, the council tax rebate will impact positively on 42,000 homes. The same will...

I agree with every word that the right hon. Gentleman just said about the need to focus on growth. The question is: how do we get it? It seems that too many on the Labour Benches believe that it is by Government intervention rather than reducing the taxes that create...

I agree with every word that the right hon. Gentleman just said about the need to focus on growth. The question is: how do we get it? It seems that too many on the Labour Benches believe that it is by Government intervention rather than reducing the taxes that create...

The right hon. Gentleman’s intervention was longer than my speech has been so far. When I find that I agree with every word that somebody is saying, I usually sit down and listen to a bit more of it rather than trying to challenge it. Perhaps the rest of my...

The right hon. Gentleman’s intervention was longer than my speech has been so far. When I find that I agree with every word that somebody is saying, I usually sit down and listen to a bit more of it rather than trying to challenge it. Perhaps the rest of my...

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

I will continue.

That is the difference that growth can make to our national security: it does not remove the need for difficult spending decisions today, but it can give us greater strength to sustain our defence into tomorrow.

I will continue.

That is the difference that growth can make to our national security: it does not remove the need for difficult spending decisions today, but it can give us greater strength to sustain our defence into tomorrow.

I agree with the right hon. Member that it would be great to grow the economy to achieve the 3.5% spend, but the Chancellor has today set out multibillion pound in-year cuts this year—we see that in particular in the resource departmental expenditure limit budget at about 0.5% next year—so...

I agree with the right hon. Member that it would be great to grow the economy to achieve the 3.5% spend, but the Chancellor has today set out multibillion pound in-year cuts this year—we see that in particular in the resource departmental expenditure limit budget at about 0.5% next year—so...

I agree. I realise that in seeking to make an intervention we stop listening to what is being said, but I did say before I gave way to the hon. Member that that would not be instead. I am not proposing that we look to start investing five years down...

I agree. I realise that in seeking to make an intervention we stop listening to what is being said, but I did say before I gave way to the hon. Member that that would not be instead. I am not proposing that we look to start investing five years down...

Legislating for growth?

Legislating for growth?

Well, we should certainly legislate to remove the barriers to growth, because some barriers require legislation. Let me illustrate that with one point.

When I was Secretary of State, I visited a fantastic company called Ocean Infinity down in Southampton, which is building and deploying globally—it is a global leader—autonomous marine...

Well, we should certainly legislate to remove the barriers to growth, because some barriers require legislation. Let me illustrate that with one point.

When I was Secretary of State, I visited a fantastic company called Ocean Infinity down in Southampton, which is building and deploying globally—it is a global leader—autonomous marine...

Would the right hon. Member back a national security exemption for regulations such as those he cited whereby, if what is being developed is clearly for our national security, health and safety and other regulations fall away to enable us to get that into the field quickly?

Would the right hon. Member back a national security exemption for regulations such as those he cited whereby, if what is being developed is clearly for our national security, health and safety and other regulations fall away to enable us to get that into the field quickly?

I am grateful for that constructive intervention. I am certainly in favour of looking at mechanisms for when we discover absurdities in the regulatory system. We know how long it takes to get legislation through the House or even introduced to the House as there are so many priorities, so...

I am grateful for that constructive intervention. I am certainly in favour of looking at mechanisms for when we discover absurdities in the regulatory system. We know how long it takes to get legislation through the House or even introduced to the House as there are so many priorities, so...

Will the right hon. Member give way?

Will the right hon. Member give way?

I will make some progress.

We also need a tax growth test, with outside experts reviewing all investment, hiring, innovation, revenue and incentives from HM Treasury and judging those against a growth test. That does not mean we would not still redistribute, invest and use tax in ways that are not...

I will make some progress.

We also need a tax growth test, with outside experts reviewing all investment, hiring, innovation, revenue and incentives from HM Treasury and judging those against a growth test. That does not mean we would not still redistribute, invest and use tax in ways that are not...