Extract from Opposition day debate on Supporting Small Business - Oct 19
Wednesday, 20 October 2021 08:38
Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) (Lab):...Why do
people have to go back to the cities and offices in which they
worked before? Why not look elsewhere, at other parts of our
beautiful country? Look at the city of Hull, where we have the
fastest broadband and affordable standards of living. We are right
by the ferry—if someone wants to pop off to Holland, they can do so
for £40 return on P&O—and we can get a direct train down to
London in only two and a half hours on...Request free trial
(Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) (Lab):...Why do
people have to go back to the cities and offices in which they
worked before? Why not look elsewhere, at other parts of our
beautiful country? Look at the city of Hull, where we have the
fastest broadband and affordable standards of living. We are right
by the ferry—if someone wants to pop off to Holland, they can do so
for £40 return on P&O—and we can get a direct train down to
London in only two and a half hours on Hull
Trains’ bespoke open railway service. We have everything
we need to offer remote workers. We have a much higher standard of
living than they would have if they were living in a tiny little
flat and commuting. No offence to my colleagues from London, but
the prices in London are extraordinary. Living in a small flat in
London and getting stuck on the underground, or living in the city
of Hull, in a beautiful, much bigger house, with the Yorkshire
countryside and the beautiful east coast on the doorstep—which
would we rather?
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