Wednesday 2nd February 2022

(2 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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That is a very fair point and I will look into it.

Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con)
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I congratulate my right hon. Friend on taking back control and on his strategic approach to levelling up across the whole of the United Kingdom. This contrasts so favourably with the billions of pounds of European aid that the Labour party wasted in Wales over the past 20 years. May I ask him to pay particular attention to those areas in Wales that did not qualify for European aid, so that we can be levelled up at last?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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My 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 that deserve it.