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Debate between Gareth Snell and Daniel Zeichner(4 days, 23 hours ago)
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Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central) (Lab/Co-op)
Merry Christmas, Mr Speaker, and happy Hanukkah to those who are observing.
What action are this Government taking to promote the purchasing of British-grown and seasonal produce through their public procurement framework?
Daniel Zeichner
We are absolutely determined to ensure that we see more British produce bought across our public sector. We will come to the House with our plans in due course.
College Funding
Debate between Gareth Snell and Daniel Zeichner(5 years, 11 months ago)
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Daniel Zeichner
My hon. Friend makes the point very powerfully. As I said, I see the divide in my own city. She is absolutely right.
Gareth Snell (Stoke-on-Trent Central) (Lab/Co-op)
My hon. Friend rightly mentioned the £4,000 rate freeze. He might like to know that, had the rate increased by inflation since 2013, the figure would be almost £4,300 today; that is just if it had kept pace with inflation. For cities such as Stoke-on-Trent, there would have been about £2.5 million more funding for further education. What does my hon. Friend think that we could have done with that money?