Spending Round 2019: Chancellor Sajid Javid's speech
The Spending Round speech in full (check against delivery).
Mr Speaker,
Let me start by saying a few words around the circumstances around today바카라 사이트檚 statement.
We are in uncharted waters.
I understand the strong feelings around the House on these important questions.
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But Mr Speaker, we cannot allow that uncertainty to distract us from delivering on the people바카라 사이트檚 priorities
So today, we give certainty where we can.
I announce our spending plans for Britain바카라 사이트檚 first year outside the European Union.
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We are turning the page on austerity and beginning a new decade of renewal.
A new economic era needs a new economic plan, and today we lay the foundations바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트ith the fastest increase in day to day spending in 15 years.
The plans I announce today mean that we will be able to build a safer Britain where our streets are more secure.
A healthier Britain where we can care for people throughout their lives.
A better educated Britain where every child and young person has the opportunity to succeed, no matter where they came from or who their parents are.
We will build a Global Britain where we walk tall in the world with more, not less, of a presence on the international stage.
A modern Britain where we will embrace diversity as a strength.
An enterprising Britain where we will be proud of our scientists, our inventors and our entrepreneurs.
A prosperous Britain where we will live within our means and growth comes from every corner of this union.
Today we lay the foundation for a stronger, fairer and more prosperous future for our great country.
Mr Speaker,
It바카라 사이트檚 been three years and three months since the British people gave us their instruction to leave the European Union.
If people are going to have faith in the ballot box again, we absolutely have to follow through on that instruction.
That is why we have set a deadline of 31 October 바카라 사이트� just 57 days away.
The government still believes that the best outcome would be to leave with a Deal.
And we could not be more serious in negotiating for such an outcome.
My RHF the Prime Minister has set out our position, and our central ask is very clear 바카라 사이트� to remove the anti-democratic backstop from the Withdrawal Agreement.
But without the ability and willingness to walk away with No Deal, we will not get a good deal.
And I know that some businesses and households are concerned about what a No Deal outcome would mean for them.
I recognise that, and I understand that the uncertainty around Brexit is challenging.
But this is ultimately a question in trust in our democracy.
In the end a strong economy can only be built on the foundation of a successful democracy.
So let me reassure people of this:
If we leave with No Deal - we will be ready.
Within my first few days as Chancellor, I provided 拢2.1 billion of extra funding for Brexit and No Deal preparedness.
And today I can announce that we provide a further 拢2 billion for Brexit delivery next year as well.
That means more Border Force staff, it means better transport infrastructure at our ports, and more support for business readiness.
I바카라 사이트檝e tasked the Treasury with preparing a comprehensive economic response to support the economy if needed. And we바카라 사이트檒l work closely with the independent Bank of England to coordinate fiscal and monetary policy.
Sensible economic policy means we should plan for both outcomes.
And we are doing so.
But we should be careful not to let our focus on planning and preparedness distract us from the opportunities that lie ahead.
Brexit will allow us to reshape the British economy and reaffirm our place as a world-leading economic power.
We바카라 사이트檒l have the opportunity to design smarter, more flexible regulation.
Or to cut red tape that stifles innovation.
We바카라 사이트檒l be able to replace inefficient EU programmes with better, homegrown alternatives.
Even if we leave with No Deal바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檓 confident we will be able to secure a deep, 바카라 사이트渂est in class바카라 사이트� free trade agreement with the EU바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd we will be able to pursue a genuinely independent free trade policy with the rest of the world.
Deal or No Deal, Mr Speaker 바카라 사이트� I바카라 사이트檓 confident that our best days lie ahead.
Mr Speaker,
While the immediate outcome of the talks may still be uncertain, there are some things that we can be certain about when it comes to the economy and our ability to set out what we can afford to spend.
As we look towards our future outside the EU, we can build on some extraordinary economic strengths.
At its heart, this country is an open, outward-looking trading nation. We are at our best when we look out to the world beyond our shores.
That바카라 사이트檚 not just a slogan 바카라 사이트� we are the number one destination in Europe for inward investment.
Our language, our location, our legal system and most of all our people make the UK a global hub for business.
We바카라 사이트檙e the home of world-class businesses.
A stream of ideas and innovations flow from our brilliant universities and research institutes바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트aking the UK the second only to the US in all-time rankings for Nobel Prize winners.
And we have an economic landscape that바카라 사이트檚 being watched over by long standing, well-respected institutions.
And all of that will continue as we forge a new economic relationship with the EU.
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Mr Speaker,
When I first took my seat as a Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove the economy was in a very different position and since then we바카라 사이트檝e had to work hard to restore our public finances.
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My two immediate predecessors took the difficult decisions that we need to bring the deficit under control that allows us to have the spending that we have today.
They didn바카라 사이트檛 do that for ideological reasons.
But because running an enormous deficit meant our debt was rising at an unsustainable rate바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트aking our economy vulnerable to shocks, and passing on a huge burden to the next generation.
The deficit now Mr Speaker is 1.1% of GDP.
For the first time in a generation public sector debt is falling sustainably as a share of our national income.
And we바카라 사이트檝e boosted our credibility around the world and built confidence in the UK economy again.
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Thanks to those difficult decisions바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd the hard work of the British people바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트e can now afford to turn the page on austerity바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd move forward from a decade of recovery to a decade of renewal.
Mr Speaker,
Our careful management of the public finances means we can now afford to spend more on vital public services.
So today I am deciding to set the real increase in day-to-day spending next year at 拢13.8 billion.
Delivering on the people바카라 사이트檚 priorities across the NHS, education and police바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd giving certainty to all departments about their budgets for next year바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트learing the decks for a government to focus on delivering Brexit.
I바카라 사이트檝e always believed in the importance of living within our means.
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So even with the extra spending we are still meeting the current fiscal rules.
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Boosting wages and raising living standards 바카라 사이트� which have stagnated for too long.
Leveling up across the regions and nations. .
And we need to raise our productivity 바카라 사이트� the amount that바카라 사이트檚 produced every hour worked.
That isn바카라 사이트檛 just some technical term.
Slower productivity means lower wages and uneven growth across the country.
If productivity had continued to grow at its pre-crisis levels, then average annual wages would be 拢5,000 higher.
That pressure on people바카라 사이트檚 pay packets speaks to a wider sense of disillusion and unfairness바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트specially in so many towns and cities outside London and the South East.
Even as the economy has grown, the people have worked hard, and not everyone feels that they바카라 사이트檝e benefited.
There바카라 사이트檚 a real sense of anxiety that바카라 사이트檚 emerged over recent years.
A sense that politicians aren바카라 사이트檛 listening.
And that the system isn바카라 사이트檛 working.
That the free market model isn바카라 사이트檛 living up to its promise.
We바카라 사이트檙e seeing divisions emerge throughout society.
Between regions and communities, rich and poor, rural and urban, young and old.
And addressing those concerns will be a serious effort.
And that바카라 사이트檚 what will be shown in these spending plans today.
So we will develop a new economic plan for the years ahead.
A plan that moves beyond the last decade of economic recovery and looks forward, to a decade of renewal.
A plan that invests more in the future growth of this country.
So Mr Speaker,
We can afford to invest more because our economy is growing and our public finances are strong.
And we are also deciding on our fiscal approach at a time when the cost of government borrowing is at record lows.
Interest rates have been low for many years, and in recent weeks the cost of government borrowing has fallen below 1% across all maturities.
In the years after the financial crisis many expected interest rates to swiftly rise to pre-crisis levels.
But structural factors have kept interest rates low바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트ot just in the UK but across the developed world바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트ncreasing our confidence that we will be able to continue to see low rates for a number of years.
So it is my judgement today that with a strong fiscal position and record low cost of borrowing, we can invest more in growing our economy.
That doesn바카라 사이트檛 mean we can borrow more forever and ever.
The sustainability of the public finances depends on wider factors, not just the cost of borrowing:
Our population.
The global economy is slowing.
The challenge of decarbonisation is real.
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We won바카라 사이트檛 be able to afford everything, and we바카라 사이트檒l need to prioritise investment in policies that deliver real productivity gains and boost economic growth in the long term.
We바카라 사이트檒l still need to make difficult choices about our national priorities, within a clear set of rules to anchor our fiscal policy and keep control of our national debt.
So, Mr Speaker,
Today I can announce that ahead of the Budget later this year I will review our fiscal framework바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트o ensure it meets the economic priorities of today 바카라 사이트� not of a decade ago.
Mr Speaker,
The first priority of our new economic plan will be to rebuild our national infrastructure.
High quality and reliable infrastructure is essential to how we live, we work and travel.
But the truth is that across many decades governments of all colours have under-invested in infrastructure.
The quality of our infrastructure means we바카라 사이트檝e fallen behind our competitors.
We바카라 사이트檙e the fifth largest economy in the world.
It isn바카라 사이트檛 good enough that we바카라 사이트檙e so far behind on infrastructure.
It isn바카라 사이트檛 good enough that so many commuters spend their mornings staring at a delayed sign at their train platform.
It isn바카라 사이트檛 good enough that our small business owners waste so much time because of slow internet speeds and poor mobile communications.
We바카라 사이트檙e going to change that.
We want faster broadband for everyone in the country.
Quicker mobile connections and better signal coverage.
Cleaner energy, greener transport, and more affordable fuel bills for our homes and offices.
We want more trains and buses to connect the great cities of the north.
We want to build world class schools and hospitals.
We want to push the frontiers of science and technology and turbocharge our ambition on research and development.
We want to build and invest in every region and every nation of this great United Kingdom.
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바카라 사이트e바카라 사이트檒l settle for nothing less than an infrastructure revolution.
Mr Speaker, to keep spending under control we will of course set a high bar for funding projects, and they바카라 사이트檒l have to show real value for money, with credible delivery plans and budgets바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트tarting with the government바카라 사이트檚 rapid review of HS2.
We바카라 사이트檒l target that investment at national priorities like regional growth and decarbonisation.
And let me take this opportunity to thank my HF the Member for Chelmsford for her tireless work as Chair of the All-Party Group on Infrastructure.
So yes 바카라 사이트� we바카라 사이트檒l use the government바카라 사이트檚 resources to kickstart the infrastructure revolution.
But we바카라 사이트檒l also do more to give private investors the confidence to back these projects, too.
We want all this to be underpinned by strong and independent institutions.
We set up the National Infrastructure Commission in 2015, and we바카라 사이트檒l continue to rely on its expert advice바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트s we look carefully at other institutional reforms that might be needed.
So our infrastructure revolution will be strategic and carefully planned.
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Mr Speaker,
Today we lay the foundations of a new economic plan.
We바카라 사이트檙e turning the page on a decade of necessary work to fix the public finances바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd writing a new chapter in our public services.
Health and education aren바카라 사이트檛 just the names of departments.
They바카라 사이트檙e lifelines of opportunities, just as they were for me when I was growing up.
The teachers and lecturers who persuaded me to study economics in the first place.
The police officers who kept us safe when the street I grew up in became a centre for drug dealers.
The NHS that cared for my dad in his final days.
These aren바카라 사이트檛 just numbers on a spreadsheet.
These are the beating heart of our country.
And we invest today to support them.
Mr Speaker,
As I turn to the detail of today바카라 사이트檚 announcements바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트et me first thank the dedicated officials in the Treasury for all their hard work바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트elivering what I바카라 사이트檓 told is the fastest SR in history.
And let me particularly thank my RHF, the Member for Richmond, who takes the approach to spending you would expect from an adopted Yorkshireman.
He바카라 사이트檚 displayed his typical mix of energy, courtesy and rigour - let바카라 사이트檚 just say there바카라 사이트檚 no productivity problem in the Chief Secretary바카라 사이트檚 office.
Mr Speaker,
Next year I will add 拢13.4 billion to the plans for total public spending, including 拢1.7 billion added to capital spending.
These extra funds take the real increase in day-to-day spending to 拢13.8 billion, or 4.1%.
That means I바카라 사이트檓 delivering the fastest increase in day to day spending for 15 years.
That funding allows us to start a new chapter for our public services and fund the people바카라 사이트檚 priorities.
Our decisions today have been guided by our ambition to build a safer Britain, a healthier Britain, a better educated Britain, and a more Global Britain.
Mr Speaker,
My family grew up on a road in Bristol that a national newspaper described back then as 바카라 사이트淏ritain바카라 사이트檚 most dangerous street바카라 사이트�.
But to us, it was just home.
After we left, my brother became a policeman and has been in the force for over 25 years.
So I바카라 사이트檝e seen the impact the job has on the lives of those that are courageous enough to do it.
So today I pay tribute to the bravery, courage and dedication of our hardworking police officers.
As Home Secretary, I saw first-hand how the demands on our police forces are changing and increasing.
Yes 바카라 사이트� traditional crime is down by a third since 2010.
But the threats from terrorism have escalated and evolved.
The internet is changing how criminals operate and break the law.
And we바카라 사이트檝e seen too many horrifying stabbings on Britain바카라 사이트檚 streets.
So with our frontline officers reporting that they are overstretched, it바카라 사이트檚 clearly time to act and do more.
and today I can announce a 6.3% real terms increase in Home Office spending.
The biggest increase in 15 years.
That means 拢750 million to fund the first year of our plan to recruit 20,000 new police officers.
With an extra 拢45 million this year so that recruitment can start immediately, getting the first 2,000 officers in place by the end of March.
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The threats facing our police officers are evolving too - so the way we resource them will have to evolve, in three areas.
First, Serious and Organised Crime is the most deadly national threat faced by the UK, costing the nation at least 拢37 billion each year.
The scale and complexity of this threat means that we need to do more to develop our response.
So I바카라 사이트檓 announcing today a formal review to identify the powers, the capabilities, governance and funding needed, ahead of a full Spending Review next year.
Second, this year, sadly, has seen more attacks on Places of Worship, including mosques and synagogues.
That바카라 사이트檚 unacceptable in a diverse, open, tolerant society like ours.
So to protect our religious and minority communities, I바카라 사이트檓 announcing today that I will double the Places of Worship Fund next year.
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Finally, today I바카라 사이트檓 announcing 拢30 million of new funding to tackle the scourge of online child sexual exploitation.
Mr Speaker,
A better resourced police force will deliver better outcomes for the British people.
And it will increase the demands on our already overstretched criminal justice system.
So today we invest more in our criminal justice system to manage that increasing demand바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트ith a 5% real terms increase in the resource budget for the Ministry of Justice바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트n increase in their capital budget to 拢620 million next year바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd an extra 拢80 million for the Crown Prosecution Service.
Taken together, today바카라 사이트檚 Spending Round will dramatically improve the functioning of the criminal justice system.
With more prosecutors.
A reformed probation system.
Better security in prisons.
And funding to begin delivery of 10,000 new prison places.
Mr Speaker,
The Spending Round is delivering on the people바카라 사이트檚 priorities.
And there is no higher priority than the NHS.
Last year, we increased NHS spending by an extra 拢34 billion a year by 2023/24.
That was the single largest cash increase in our public services for more than seventy years.
Today we reaffirm our commitment to the NHS with a 拢6.2 billion increase in NHS funding next year.
We바카라 사이트檙e investing more in training and professional development for our Doctors and Nurses바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트ver 拢2 billion of new capital funding 바카라 사이트� starting with an upgrade of 20 hospitals this year바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd 拢250 million for ground breaking new artificial intelligence technologies to help solve some of healthcare바카라 사이트檚 biggest challenges today.
Like earlier cancer detection.
Discovering new treatments.
And relieving the workload of doctors and nurses.
Mr Speaker,
We can바카라 사이트檛 have an effective health service without an effective social care system, too.
The Prime Minister has committed to a clear plan to fix social care, and give every older person the dignity and security that they deserve.
So I can announce today that councils will have access to new funding of 拢1.5 billion for social care next year.
Alongside the largest increase in Local 바카라 사이트 spending power since 2010바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd on top of the existing 拢2.5 billion of social care grants바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트hat바카라 사이트檚 a solid foundation to protect the stability of the system next year바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd a down payment on the more fundamental reforms the Prime Minister will set out in due course.
But that바카라 사이트檚 not the only action that I바카라 사이트檓 taking today to support vulnerable people.
On any given night, there are too many people sleeping rough on our streets. The human cost of that is too high.
Today we do more - with 拢54 million of new funding to reduce homelessness and rough sleeping, taking it to a total funding of 拢422 million.
That바카라 사이트檚 a real terms increase of 13%.
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Mr Speaker,
A healthy environment is a precondition for a healthy population 바카라 사이트� that바카라 사이트檚 why we바카라 사이트檝e set out an ambitious 25-year plan for the UK바카라 사이트檚 natural environment.
And today we go further.
Leaving the EU provides an opportunity to set world leading environmental standards, and we바카라 사이트檙e giving DEFRA 拢432 million of funding to do so.
We바카라 사이트檙e providing 拢30 million of new money to tackle the crisis in our air quality.
And another 拢30 million for biodiversity, including an expansion of our Blue Belt programme바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트 vital part of our campaign to protect precious marine species like turtles, whales and seabirds.
We바카라 사이트檙e stepping up our leadership on climate change, with new funding for BEIS to develop new programmes to help meet our net zero commitment by 2050.
And we바카라 사이트檒l set out further details of our plans for decarbonisation in the infrastructure strategy later this year.
Keeping our promise to be the first government in history to leave our environment in a better condition than we found it.
Mr Speaker,
Alongside providing for the health of our population, the most important task of a government is to educate the next generation.
Education and skills are at the heart of our vision for national renewal.
The economy isn바카라 사이트檛 just about GDP or PSNB 바카라 사이트� there are many broader tests that matter, too.
Our children, are they growing up to be better off than their parents?
Do hard work and talent matter more than where you are born?
A good school, and inspirational teachers, are the most effective engine for social mobility that there is.
That바카라 사이트檚 why today we are delivering on our pledge to increase school spending by 拢7.1 billion by 2022-23, compared to this year.
Next year, we바카라 사이트檒l make sure that day-to-day funding for every school can rise at least in line with inflation and rising pupil numbers바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트ith the schools that have been historically underfunded benefitting the most.
Every secondary school will be allocated a minimum of 拢5,000 for every pupil next year.
And every primary school will be allocated at least 拢3750, per pupil, on track to reach 拢4,000 per pupil the following year.
This funding will mean that teacher바카라 사이트檚 starting salaries can rise to 拢30,000 by 2022-23, so that we can attract more of the best graduates into teaching.
We바카라 사이트檝e allocated nearly 拢1.5 billion per year to contribute to teachers바카라 사이트� pensions.
And we바카라 사이트檙e providing over 拢700 million to give more support to children and young people with special educational needs 바카라 사이트� an 11% increase compared to last year.
Nearly every other department I am announcing today will be funded for just one year.
But we recognise the importance of schools being able to plan.
So we are announcing today a full three year resource settlement for schools.
Leveling up education funding.
Improving standards.
And giving every young person the same opportunities in life 바카라 사이트� wherever they live in our great country.
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Mr Speaker,
The education system is about more than just schools.
For too long, further education has been a forgotten sector.
Over one million young people continue their education beyond the age of 16 at colleges or sixth forms.
I know, because I was one of them.
I went to my local FE college.
If I hadn바카라 사이트檛 had the teachers and lecturers that I did, I wouldn바카라 사이트檛 be standing here today as Chancellor.
Further education transformed my life바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd today we start transforming further education바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트ith a 拢400 million increase in 16-19 education funding next year.
The base rate will increase to 拢4,188 - a faster rate of growth than in core school funding.
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The 바카라 사이트 will also increase early years spending by 拢66million바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트o increase the hourly rate that바카라 사이트檚 been paid at maintained nursery schools and other childcare providers who deliver on the government바카라 사이트檚 free childcare offers.
Mr Speaker,
Our young people deserve high quality services and support even after the school day is over.
Earlier this year I visited the fantastic Onside Youth Zone in Barking바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트 brilliant example of how much Britain바카라 사이트檚 network of youth centres add to our communities.
Getting young people off the streets and changing lives for the better.
So today I바카라 사이트檓 asking DCMS to develop proposals for a new Youth Investment Fund바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd to set out plans to build more youth centres, refurbish existing centres, and deliver high quality services to young people across the country.
Better schools, higher pay for teachers, more youth centres 바카라 사이트� that바카라 사이트檚 how this government will improve social justice and create opportunity for all.
But our ambitions for a truly national renewal don바카라 사이트檛 stop there.
We are a One Nation party and this is a One Nation government, so at the heart of our new economic plan is the need to level up across this country.
Every region and nation in the United Kingdom will benefit from new funding that I바카라 사이트檓 providing today to police, schools, health social care and much more.
Today we confirm funding of 拢3.6 billion for the new Towns Fund - providing a wave of investment to our regions and places.
And better transport links across the country will be a crucial part of levelling up across the country.
We바카라 사이트檝e already allocated a total of 拢13 billion for better transport across the north바카라 사이트�
We바카라 사이트檒l fund the Manchester to Leeds route of the Northern Powerhouse Rail바카라 사이트�
And will set out far more details in the autumn on our new infrastructure strategy.
Mr Speaker, you might not know this, but my Dad was a bus driver.
Having watched him work, I know that local buses can be a lifeline for many communities.
Today we put the wheels back on the Great British Bus with more than 拢200 million to transform bus services around the country.
We바카라 사이트檙e funding ultra-low emissions buses and will trial new, on-demand services to respond to passenger needs in real time.
We바카라 사이트檒l set out more details of our new buses in due course바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nce my RHF the PM has finished his painting models of them.
Mr Speaker,
Our new economic plan won바카라 사이트檛 stop at the borders of England 바카라 사이트� it will be a plan for all the nations of the United Kingdom.
In Scotland, decisions taken in today바카라 사이트檚 Spending Round will provide over 拢1.2 billion of extra funding for next year.
And we are taking a further step today to support Scottish Farmers.
In 2013, when the UK government allocated the Common Agricultural Policy funding within the UK, Scottish farmers lost out.
Today we correct that decision, making available an extra 拢160 million for Scottish farmers바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트omething I know my Honourable Friends on these benches from Scotland will be pleased to hear.
In Wales, today바카라 사이트檚 Spending Round means an extra 拢600 million of funding for the Welsh 바카라 사이트.
And in Northern Ireland we are providing an extra 拢400 million from today바카라 사이트檚 announcements.
I welcome the case made by the DUP for improved hospice care, and support for those that have been tragically wronged in the contaminated blood scandal.
Those are rightly devolved matters, but I sincerely hope that the Northern Ireland Administration will use some of the new funding we바카라 사이트檙e providing today to address those issues.
Taken together, today바카라 사이트檚 announcements will give the devolved administrations the biggest spending settlement for a decade.
Mr Speaker,
Throughout our history, Britain has always been at its best when we are open, global and outward looking.
Trading with the world beyond our shores has always been key to Britain바카라 사이트檚 economic prosperity.
And as we seize the opportunities of Brexit, we can establish new partnerships and trade relationships across the globe.
For too long, we바카라 사이트檝e let those trading relationship wither.
And as my RHF the Trade Secretary will be the first to acknowledge 바카라 사이트� This. Is. A. Dis-grace.
So today we invest in securing Britain바카라 사이트檚 influence in the world.
We support diplomacy, with 拢90 million of funding for 1,000 new diplomats and overseas staff, and 14 new and upgraded diplomatic posts.
We바카라 사이트檒l boost trade with 拢60 million to extend the GREAT campaign for next year, and if you바카라 사이트檙e in any doubt about Britain바카라 사이트檚 important role on the world stage, just look at the bonanza of international festivals and events that I바카라 사이트檓 funding today.
In December, we바카라 사이트檒l welcome the NATO leaders meeting.
Next year, we바카라 사이트檒l host the COP26 discussions, if our bid is successful 바카라 사이트� thanks to the leadership of my RHF the Member for Devizes.
In 2021, we바카라 사이트檒l host the G7.
And in 2022, we바카라 사이트檒l host the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Today I can confirm the government바카라 사이트檚 total commitment to this celebration of sport will be over half a billion pounds.
The Games will be a huge boost for the West Midlands 바카라 사이트� and I바카라 사이트檇 like to congratulate Andy Street for his leadership he has shown in that region.
One of my personal highlights of the summer was meeting the England Cricket Team in the Downing Street gardens.
That World Cup winning side showed us the importance not just of talent and hard work, but of diversity, too.
A skipper from Ireland, a bowler from Barbados, an all-rounder from New Zealand.
As with our cricket team, so with our country 바카라 사이트� we are the most successful multi-ethnic democracy in the world.
And I바카라 사이트檓 proud to live in a country where someone with my background can be Chancellor of the Exchequer.
This Spending Round embraces modern Britain in all its diversity바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트nd we make available an additional 拢10 million to continue the Integration Areas programme that I first announced in 2018 as Communities Secretary.
That fund will support thousands of the estimated 1 million adults in the UK who do not speak English well or at all.
Openness to talent from around the world matters for our economy too.
Once we바카라 사이트檝e left the EU, we바카라 사이트檒l be able to create a points-based immigration system that meets the needs of the UK economy and the British people.
We바카라 사이트檝e already dropped arbitrary immigration targets.
We바카라 사이트檝e recently announced a new, highly flexible fast-track visa for scientists.
And today I바카라 사이트檓 putting funding in place to give victims of the Windrush scandal the compensation that they deserve.
All part of confirming once and for all that Britain will always be open to the world바카라 사이트檚 brightest and the best talent.
Nowhere are our values of openness and tolerance better expressed than in international aid.
The UK Aid logo can be seen around the world.
On health clinics.
School books.
Emergency food suppliers.
And so today we protect our commitment to spending 0.7% of our national income on Aid.
Global Britain is about projecting our values into the world.
But we know that hard power matters too.
Britain already spends more on our defence and national security than any other country in Europe.
We are one of only seven countries to meet the 2% commitment to NATO.
Today we will go further still, with an additional 拢2.2 billion of funding for the MOD.
And a real terms increase of 2.6% for their budget next year.
Increasing again the share of our national income we spend on defence and national security.
This year is the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
We pay tribute to the sacrifices of the extraordinary generation of British soldiers who fought and died during that campaign.
And today I can announce 拢7 million of funding for the Normandy Memorial Trust to complete their memorial overlooking Gold Beach where so many troops came ashore.
And we will also support the veterans of today바카라 사이트檚 wars as well, as we confirm the funding today for the new Office of Veterans바카라 사이트� Affairs.
Mr Speaker,
I바카라 사이트檝e set out today a big increase in public spending.
That will pay for more police and safer prisons.
More nurses and better hospitals.
More money for schools and further education.
But I now turn to the remaining departments across Whitehall - those that have not been protected over the last decade.
Investing in the people바카라 사이트檚 priorities inevitably means difficult decisions elsewhere.
Every Spending Review presented to this House over the last 15 years has had to find cuts from those departments.
This party has never shied away from the difficult decisions to make sure we live within our means.
Those decisions were tough바카라 사이트�
바카라 사이트ut they have paid off.
And so I can announce today that no department will be cut next year.
Every single government department has had its budget for day-to-day spending increased at least in line with inflation.
That바카라 사이트檚 what I mean by the end of austerity, Mr Speaker.
Britain바카라 사이트檚 hard work paying off.
A country living within its means.
Able to spend more on the things that matter.
Mr Speaker,
I am delivering today바카라 사이트檚 Spending Round in unusual circumstances.
Understandably much of our attention - and the attention of our country - is focused on the important matters before this House later today.
But we must not forget that Brexit is not all that matters to the British people.
It is not the only topic at the dinner table.
Today바카라 사이트檚 Spending Round makes sure that if you fall ill you can get the care and the support that you need.
That when you drop off your child at the school gates you can trust that they will get the best possible education.
That when you walk down the street you can feel safe and secure.
And today, we move from a decade of recovery to a decade of renewal.
Yes 바카라 사이트� we will keep control of the public finances.
But we will invest, too, in the long-term growth of this country.
It was just six weeks ago today that this new administration took office.
The PM promised that we wouldn바카라 사이트檛 wait until Brexit day to deliver on the people바카라 사이트檚 priorities.
And today we meet that promise.
With a new chapter for our public services.
A new plan for our economy.
And a new beginning for this country.
I commend this Statement to the House.
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