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When ministers in this government talk about investing in education and skills, about making the planning system work; about employment law reform and delivering transport and power generation and broadband communication infrastructure, we are talking about raising Britain's productivity.Philip Hammond
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Scotland forms a crucial part of our Armed Forces which should not be jeopardised by rushed cuts or a rush to the exit from the U.K. Defence jobs are vital to the Scottish economy and yet independence puts thousands of jobs at risk.Philip Hammond
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There is a real sense of anger among many people who are married that the government, any government, thinks it has the ability to change the definition of an institution like marriage.Philip Hammond