Debates between Alison McGovern and Nick Boles during the 2010-2015 Parliament

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Debate between Alison McGovern and Nick Boles
Monday 12th November 2012

(12 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Boles Portrait Nick Boles
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I want to do everything to help the people in my hon. Friend’s constituency to adopt a neighbourhood plan, if they can. There is simply no excuse for Labour-controlled Nuneaton and Bedworth borough council resisting or dragging its feet. It is remarkable that Labour’s Front-Bench team claims to support neighbourhood plans but Labour councils just try to get in the way.

Alison McGovern Portrait Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab)
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The ferocity of the Chancellor’s cuts to Wirral council now looks clear, with significant job losses on the horizon. If this was our car factory closing, I would be standing here asking the Government to help, but these are the Government’s own cuts, trained on Wirral. So what can the Secretary of State do to help us?