Extract from Commons debate on the Queen's Speech - Oct 16
Thursday, 17 October 2019 09:38
Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay) (Con):...Successive
Governments have rarely given Cornwall what it really needs to
address those specific challenges, but in this Prime Minister and
the agenda he has laid out for this Government we see an
opportunity to address the underfunding issues we have had and to
level up the investment in Cornwall for which we have been waiting
for so long. We need funding for our police: Devon and
Cornwall Police currently receive 15% below the...Request free trial
(St Austell and Newquay)
(Con):...Successive Governments have rarely given Cornwall what it
really needs to address those specific challenges, but in this
Prime Minister and the agenda he has laid out for this Government
we see an opportunity to address the underfunding issues we have
had and to level up the investment in Cornwall for which we have
been waiting for so long. We need funding for our
police: Devon
and Cornwall Police currently receive 15% below the
national average per head of population funding despite facing many
unique challenges. We need funding for our schools: historically,
and for a very long time, Cornish schools have been underfunded.
Although he is not now in his place, I very much welcomed the
Secretary of State for Education coming to Cornwall just last week
and announcing extra funding for Cornish schools. That will begin
to level up and address underfunding. We need funding for our NHS
and very much welcome the Government’s commitment of £450 million
towards a new hospital in Cornwall...
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