Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Judith Cummins and Jake Berry

Monday 4th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Judith Cummins (Bradford South) (Lab)]

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.

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

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]

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]

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.