Oral QuestionTreasury

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 2 September 2026Answered: 8 September 2026

Asked by

Adam Thompson

LabourErewash

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

John Healey

My hon. Friend is right that the Truss mini-Budget means that families with a new mortgage are now paying £600 a year more and the Government are paying more for our borrowing—money that we could be spending on schools and hospitals. The shadow Chancellor is the same man who at the weekend said that there were “lots of good things” in the Truss mini-Budget. With Labour, Britain is starting to turn the corner; it is clear that with a new shadow Chancellor, the Tories are turning back to Liz Truss.