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Debate between Andrew Percy and John Bercow(7 years, 6 months ago)
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Andrew Percy
There can be no better place for such a venue and I congratulate Rugby on that development and my hon. Friend on his support for it. It is true that we need our town centre spaces to include a mix of different uses to attract people back into our towns, to support the retail offer there too.
Mr Speaker
It is obviously a very remarkable facility if it is situated in the high street; it certainly has to be acknowledged.
Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Andrew Percy and John Bercow
Andrew Percy
I am sorry, but that is complete and utter nonsense, and I have to say that if Opposition Members are really interested in the northern powerhouse, they should stop talking it down at every single opportunity and trashing it. We have delivered through the northern powerhouse a record number of enterprise zones and billions of pounds of investment in public transport projects across the north, and I know from my 10 years as a local government councillor in the north that that is a lot more than the Labour Government managed to do for the north during their time in power.
Mr Speaker
Order. The hon. Member for Pendle has perambulated from one part of the Chamber to the other, but we are nevertheless happy to hear from him.