Extract from PMQs - July 12
Wednesday, 12 July 2017 14:53
Judith Cummins (Bradford South) (Lab) We have had two general
elections where the Government have promised investment in the
northern powerhouse, and yet again, within weeks, they have
U-turned on the TransPennine electrification. Is the £1 billion
deal with the DUP to keep the Prime Minister in power being funded
at the expense of investment in Bradford and the north?...Request free trial
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We have had two general elections where the Government
have promised investment in the northern powerhouse, and
yet again, within weeks, they have U-turned on the
TransPennine electrification. Is the £1 billion deal with
the DUP to keep the Prime Minister in power being funded
at the expense of investment in Bradford and the north?
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No, not at all. The money that has gone for
infrastructure in Northern Ireland is richly needed
there. For example, we have signed city deals in England,
Scotland and Wales, but none yet in Northern Ireland. The
hon. Lady is right about the importance of the northern
powerhouse, and we will continue with that programme,
which is hugely important. As she has already heard, we
are seeing unemployment falling consistently in the north
of England as a sign of how the economy there is going as
well as anywhere else in the country. We are determined
to continue that.
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