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Jason McCartney

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Levelling Up

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Points of Order
Wednesday 2nd February 2022

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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We saw it at the spending review.

Jason McCartney Portrait Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con)
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I really welcome this statement. I welcome that Kirklees will be an education investment area. I welcome that Kirklees will get extra support from the high streets task force, but can we make sure that it is not just the swanky cities of the north like Leeds that are levelled up, but it is also our towns such as Huddersfield, Milnsbridge, Holmfirth, Marsden, Slaithwaite and, of course, Doncaster, Madam Deputy Speaker?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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I could not agree more. I have nothing against Leeds; I love Leeds. [Hon. Members: “That’s not what it says about you!”] My name is hymned by children in Leeds streets, I know. The serious point is that there is cultural investment in Kirklees, not least in Huddersfield, and my hon. Friend is absolutely right that more needs to be done for all the authorities in Kirklees and for the towns in West Yorkshire surrounding them.

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