Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jim McMahon and Daniel Zeichner

Monday 7th September 2026 Commons Chamber

[Jim McMahon]

I think the hon. Gentleman will find that we do not shy away from intervention when it is required. We also think that the Government ought to work in partnership with local government and that councils, where they need support, find a partner in central Government. He can be absolutely sure that, when it comes to value for taxpayers’ money and holding the sector to account, the right checks and balances are finally in place.

[Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab)]

I welcome the Government’s plans to deepen devolution, but can the Minister reassure me that they will mean no alteration to the commitment to a Cambridge development corporation?