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Ben Everitt

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BBC
Tuesday 21st July 2020

(4 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Neil Hudson Portrait Dr Neil Hudson (Penrith and The Border) (Con)
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What steps his Department is taking to support businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.

Ben Everitt Portrait Ben Everitt (Milton Keynes North) (Con)
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What support his Department is providing to businesses to help them recover from the covid-19 outbreak.

Andy Carter Portrait Andy Carter (Warrington South) (Con)
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What steps his Department is taking to support businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.

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Ben Everitt Portrait Ben Everitt
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That is absolutely right, but it is not just about bouncing back; it is also about levelling up. Will the Secretary of State join my hon. Friend the Universities Minister in giving his backing in the spending review to the shovel-ready MK:U—a much needed technical university in Milton Keynes which will deliver cutting-edge science, technology and engineering jobs and skills for local employers?

Alok Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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As my hon. Friend would expect, the MK:U proposal will be judged objectively on its merits. More generally, I can confirm that the Government recognise the significant potential of the Oxford-Cambridge arc and the important role of Milton Keynes in achieving that potential.

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