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HANSARD Levelling UpThere are clear and objective criteria for funding, but it is also the case that some local authorities may need help with building capacity to make sure that their bids are as…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpI absolutely appreciate that and Martin Tett, the leader of Buckinghamshire Council, is a first-rate local authority leader. I cannot give a timescale at the moment. We want to…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpThe highlands are at the top of the Government’s agenda. The UK shared prosperity funding that we are guaranteeing will ensure that highland communities get the investment that…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpThat is a very important point. What we need to do is to make sure that we work with the Mayor of London, but also with Hounslow Borough Council and those who are involved in…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpOh, the hon. Gentleman did not make it to Glasgow—never mind. He is a graduate of another great university in Glasgow. We are investing money in that university to recognise that…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpThe hon. Gentleman is a graduate of Glasgow University—02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpAbsolutely. I had the opportunity, thanks to my hon. Friend, to visit Cheadle and indeed other parts of Greater Manchester just a fortnight ago. Thanks to her advocacy, I was also…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpI will work with the hon. Gentleman and, indeed, with the Senedd and the Welsh Government to ensure that we can roll out broadband. I recognise that lots of small businesses in…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpThe west midlands is succeeding at last under Conservative leadership, such as that provided by Andy Street and my hon. Friend.02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpThat is a very fair point and I will look into it.02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpThose are very good points. We do need a direct train service to Grimsby and Cleethorpes. My hon. Friend’s other points are absolutely well made and well understood. I enjoyed the…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpYes, absolutely.02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman that it is staggering and grotesque. One of the things we need to do is learn from Professor Michael Marmot and others about the drivers…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpEden Project North has two brilliant advocates: my hon. Friend and the Prime Minister. I know I will not be long in this job if I do not deliver for both of them.02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpFirst, we have set out clear missions, but the hon. Lady is absolutely right to say that we need to deliver on them. We want to be held to account for that delivery and it needs…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We need to make sure that the additional funding available through the UK shared prosperity fund goes to all the communities in Wales…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpChildren in Kettering deserve the very best start in life. First, that means a relentless focus on standards and discipline. It means ensuring that we have systematic synthetic…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpOf course, I would be delighted to.02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. There are real pockets of poverty that we need to address in the south-west, particularly around Plymouth. The same is true in parts of the…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpI am looking forward to working with the new Conservative and Liberal Democrat Administration in Durham county—the first non-Labour Administration for many years, following on…02 Feb 2022