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Judith Cummins

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Oral Answers to Questions

Judith Cummins Excerpts
Monday 4th December 2017

(7 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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The Government have rightly decided to look at a whole host of issues that have an impact on adult social care because of our ageing society. The appropriate approach is to take the time to get it right and have this Green Paper on adult social care.

Judith Cummins Portrait Judith Cummins (Bradford South) (Lab)
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4. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on investment to support the growth of local and regional economies.

Jake Berry Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Jake Berry)
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Our Departments have developed a joint programme of work to better integrate our funding decisions and policies so that we maximise economic growth and deliver an improved transport system for Great Britain.

Judith Cummins Portrait Judith Cummins
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Why did the autumn Budget not allocate any new funding to the Yorkshire and Humber region as part of the northern powerhouse, when there is clear evidence of underfunding for the rail network across the region?

Jake Berry Portrait Jake Berry
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The Transforming Cities fund of some £1.7 billion, of which £850 million remains unallocated, is available to all local authorities to bid for to improve intra-city transport. In total, we are investing £13 billion in northern infrastructure in this Parliament—more than any Government in history.