Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Bob Seely Excerpts
Tuesday 16th January 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robert Jenrick Portrait Robert Jenrick
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My hon. Friend makes a good point. As I said in my answer to the previous question, we have increased the budget for the Welsh Government. How they choose to spend that money, and how wisely they do that, is another question.

Bob Seely Portrait Mr Bob Seely (Isle of Wight) (Con)
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9. What progress is being made on creating jobs and reducing unemployment.

Michael Tomlinson Portrait Michael Tomlinson (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (Con)
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12. What progress is being made on creating jobs and reducing unemployment.

Bob Seely Portrait Mr Seely
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Will my right hon. Friend and the Treasury team work with me and the Isle of Wight Council to explore how the Island could benefit from a Treasury-supported enterprise zone in the Medina valley or from other regeneration policies that would help to drive the jobs and wealth creation agenda on the Isle of Wight?

Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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My hon. Friend has done a fantastic job of championing the Isle of Wight since 2010, and we have seen a 55% reduction in unemployment on the Island. There are many issues that we need to address to ensure that the economy on the Island is competitive and dynamic. The Isle of Wight ferry is a vital service, and we need to ensure that the Competition and Markets Authority has the tools to deal with that. I would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend to talk about what more we can do to boost the Isle of Wight.