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HANSARD UK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out the failure of other Governments—both the previous Government at Westminster and the current Government in Scotland. When preparing…19 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyThere is a key difference: under the last Government, Wales did not get a penny, but under this Labour Government, working with the Labour Government in Wales, it has had not only…19 Jun 2025HANSARDModernising Public Finance SystemsThe Government have set out their ambition to fundamentally rewire the British state so that it works for working people and delivers the plan for change. To support this agenda,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthMy hon. Friend is showing what brilliant Labour MPs can achieve through continuous campaigning and lobbying. He has made the case very strongly for his constituency, which of…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthMy hon. Friend rightly points to the frustration of his constituents with the failed promises of the previous Conservative Government. This Labour Government—working with him, the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI thank my hon. Friend, who is a brilliant campaigner for his Rochdale constituency, for welcoming this historic level of funding for his community. As he says, the Chancellor…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthMy hon. Friend is a brilliant champion for his constituents in Hartlepool, and I thank him for recognising the historic investment that this Labour Government are delivering, off…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI thank my hon. Friend for welcoming today’s historic level of funding into transport, which, as she rightly alludes to, will fix historic failures that other parties promised to…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthLondon continues to be a crucial engine for growth for the whole country and important to us all as our capital city. I know that my hon. Friend will continue to work with our…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI thank my hon. Friend for making the case for her constituency. She is right that we have a shared view that investment in public transport is important for people’s livelihoods…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI thank my hon. Friend for campaigning so well for his constituents and for welcoming today’s historic level of funding. He asked whether there would be other funding, outside of…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI thank my hon. Friend for his brilliant lobbying on behalf of his constituents and the east midlands, and for welcoming the historic level of funding for transport announced…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI thank my hon. Friend for championing Cornwall and the opportunities it presents to the country. She makes a strong case, alongside her colleagues in Cornwall, for renewable…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI am pleased that the Liberal Democrats welcome today’s announcement, which is specifically about investment in city regions. The House will know that, at the 2024 autumn Budget,…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI thank my hon. Friend for his question and his campaigning over many years. As the Chancellor set out today in her speech on the funding for city regions, and as was set out in…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthAs my hon. Friend has mentioned, the Mayor of South Yorkshire has been given £1.5 billion, which is in line with our commitment to devolution and to city region mayors. It is for…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthThe Government recognise the strategic importance of the hon. Member’s region to the UK economy. This will be reflected in the industrial strategy when it is published in the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI congratulate my hon. Friend on her decades of campaigning for that project. I also welcome her suggestion that this is a Labour Government delivering the change that they…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI can reconfirm to the House that this Labour Government have delivered the largest real terms increase in funding for Scotland since devolution began. Furthermore, may I politely…04 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this investment in his constituency. The key difference of course being that when he started campaigning for it, we were under a…04 Jun 2025