Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dan Jarvis and Claire Perry

Tuesday 12th February 2019 Commons Chamber

[Claire Perry]

My hon. Friend is a doughty campaigner for what could be a very valuable source of heat from flooded mine workings. It seems apposite to recognise the effort that went into digging them out, and it would be good to use them in our low-carbon future. As he knows, I continue to look at his ideas with great interest.

[Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab)]

Central to economic development in Yorkshire will be the design of the new UK shared prosperity fund. What work is the Secretary of State doing across Government to ensure that the fund works to the maximum benefit of the Yorkshire economy?