David Nuttall
Main Page: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Sajid Javid
The hon. Gentleman will know that, first, the Chancellor has already guaranteed that any application for EU structural funds up to the autumn statement will be fully honoured and, beyond that, that fund applications will be honoured as long as they meet the UK national interest. However, leaving the EU also gives us an opportunity to design a new fit-for-purpose investment model that will benefit all our communities in the UK in exactly the way we want.
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con)
Does my right hon. Friend share the view of his predecessor—that local government should have a say in the withdrawal negotiations?
Sajid Javid
Yes, I do. I agree with my hon. Friend that the impact across the country of leaving the EU will be felt by local authorities in some ways—we have just heard a good example of that—and I assure him that I am having a very strong dialogue with the relevant Ministers to make sure that local government’s voice is heard.