Business of the House

Jo Platt Excerpts

Thursday 3rd October 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Rees-Mogg]

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for that question. As she knows, there is a simplified procedure for amending laws that are found by the Supreme Court to be incompatible with the European convention on human rights, and that is working its way through the system, though I do accept that, though the wheels grind fine, they sometimes appear to grind a little slow.

[Jo Platt (Leigh) (Lab/Co-op)]

Following the devastating impact of austerity, my constituency of Leigh has been starved of the investment that we need to unlock the potential of our towns. We are without any rail connectivity and we now find ourselves at the bottom of social mobility rankings, but, incredibly, this Government have chosen not to award us any stronger towns funding or future high streets funding. Can we therefore have a debate on the allocation of this crucial funding to ensure that it has been fairly allocated, based purely on need?

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)]

The Leader of the House.