Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jake Berry and Jeremy Lefroy

Monday 18th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Jake Berry)]

The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Prime Minister recently announced a growth deal for Ayrshire, and I am delighted to tell him that the negotiations, led by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland, are now under way, but it can only proceed as fast as the slowest actors, so I hope the hon. Gentleman will use his not inconsiderable influence to pressurise the Scottish Government to play their part in the negotiations.

[Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)]

T2. Will my hon. Friend advise me on when Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire will get their business rates retention?