Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Damien Moore Excerpts
Tuesday 27th February 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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I have not yet received a letter from the shadow Chancellor, but if he has written to me, I shall of course reply to him and answer his questions.

Damien Moore Portrait Damien Moore (Southport) (Con)
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4. What recent assessment the Government have made of the effect of the national productivity investment fund on road and rail infrastructure in the north-west.

Robert Jenrick Portrait The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Robert Jenrick)
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This Government have put raising our national productivity at the heart of our mission. From the national productivity investment fund, we have already announced over £50 million of investment in road and rail in the north-west, and this is in addition to the transforming cities allocations to Manchester of £243 million and to Liverpool of £135 million.

Damien Moore Portrait Damien Moore
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Does my hon. Friend agree that the £31 billion national productivity investment fund, targeted at transport, digital communications, research and development and housing, will boost the infrastructure of the UK economy?