Speeches by Baldwin.
Every Hansard contribution by Harriett Baldwin this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 661–680 of 1,317 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2025 | Government Performance against Fiscal Rules “With all due respect to the Chief Secretary, the Chancellor really should be here to answer this urgent question because the financial markets are extremely concerned about her wellbeing—the financial markets which, by the way, are asking for a 10-year yield now that is considerably higher than after the Liz Truss Budg…” fiscal-policyeconomy-jobscost-of-living | 105 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “I just wondered how proactive the Office for Investment is. We had Siemens on the panel last week. It had not been made aware of it. It has a huge investment portfolio in the UK. I would have thought that it would be the sort of company that the Office for Investment would be trying to reach out to proactively, saying,…” | 100 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “Would you agree that success of this institution will depend on whether it is able to crowd in funding, as opposed to crowding out private sector funders?” | 27 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “Finally, how are you going to immunise your successor against political interference in the projects that you finance?” | 18 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “Lord Livermore, when we received evidence from a panel of academics last week, they all described the words “National Wealth Fund” as a misnomer. Can you talk us through the thinking of why this organisation was called the National Wealth Fund?” | 41 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “We just heard from Mr Flint that this is a way of taking debt issued by the Debt Management Office and deploying it to crowd in. It is a money-losing organisation at the moment, but there is a vision for how it might contribute to the nation’s economic growth. As a Treasury Minister, how would you describe your role? H…” | 84 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “So you would anticipate that, if there were political pressure due to British Steel or a bioethanol plant closing because of tariff issues, politicians would come under pressure to do something about it, but the National Wealth Fund would be immunised from that by these strategic steers?” | 47 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “I just wondered how proactive the Office for Investment is. We had Siemens on the panel last week. It had not been made aware of it. It has a huge investment portfolio in the UK. I would have thought that it would be the sort of company that the Office for Investment would be trying to reach out to proactively, saying,…” | 100 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “Further to the Chair’s earlier questions, you are coming across as someone who is really knowledgeable about this organisation and really passionate about its mission. You are not moving to anything specific after you depart. I wondered whether you could tell the Committee why you are leaving.” | 47 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “You were not asked to leave by any Minister?” | 9 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “We heard from our academic witnesses last week that the National Wealth Fund is a misnomer. Do you agree?” | 19 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “In your earlier answer, you spoke about additionality and how, under the previous Government, there was a rigorous enforcement of additionality. Are you implying that the additionality rule has now been changed? That is what you are talking about when you are describing risk appetite. Can you explain how that is expres…” | 52 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “Would you agree that success of this institution will depend on whether it is able to crowd in funding, as opposed to crowding out private sector funders?” | 27 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “Finally, how are you going to immunise your successor against political interference in the projects that you finance?” | 18 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “Lord Livermore, when we received evidence from a panel of academics last week, they all described the words “National Wealth Fund” as a misnomer. Can you talk us through the thinking of why this organisation was called the National Wealth Fund?” | 41 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “We just heard from Mr Flint that this is a way of taking debt issued by the Debt Management Office and deploying it to crowd in. It is a money-losing organisation at the moment, but there is a vision for how it might contribute to the nation’s economic growth. As a Treasury Minister, how would you describe your role? H…” | 84 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “So you would anticipate that, if there were political pressure due to British Steel or a bioethanol plant closing because of tariff issues, politicians would come under pressure to do something about it, but the National Wealth Fund would be immunised from that by these strategic steers?” | 47 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “Further to the Chair’s earlier questions, you are coming across as someone who is really knowledgeable about this organisation and really passionate about its mission. You are not moving to anything specific after you depart. I wondered whether you could tell the Committee why you are leaving.” | 47 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “You were not asked to leave by any Minister?” | 9 |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 806) “We heard from our academic witnesses last week that the National Wealth Fund is a misnomer. Do you agree?” | 19 |