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Chloe Smith Excerpts
Monday 21st November 2022

(1 year, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chloe Smith Portrait Chloe Smith (Norwich North) (Con)
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In Mile Cross in my constituency, healthy life expectancy is below the national average, children’s social mobility is in the bottom 10% of the country, per capita rates of violent crime are double the national average and claims to universal credit are also double the national average. Will the Minister and the Secretary of State throw their support behind the bid in my constituency to improve community facilities around Sloughbottom park to help people on all those counts?

Dehenna Davison Portrait Dehenna Davison
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I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for her passion in campaigning for her constituents. Again, at this stage, I cannot comment on the merits of individual bids, but she is a great, passionate advocate for her constituency and we will be announcing the results of levelling-up fund round 2 in due course.