Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Kevin Foster Excerpts
Wednesday 7th June 2023

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Oliver Dowden Portrait The Deputy Prime Minister
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The Government and I have never been convinced by the case for a universal basic income. We are not alone in that; it is also the position of Paul Johnson at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. I think a much better solution is to create more jobs, which this Government have done, and to cut taxes on working people, which is what this Government have done. That is the route to prosperity for people up and down the country.

Kevin Foster Portrait Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con)
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Q7. Revitalising Oldway, regenerating our town centres and helping Torbay’s high-tech sector to grow will deliver levelling up for Torbay. What expectations does the Deputy Prime Minister have of the new levelling-up partnership in focusing Government effort and resources on doing that?

Oliver Dowden Portrait The Deputy Prime Minister
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As I am sure my hon. Friend knows, levelling-up partnerships are committed to work hand in hand with 20 places across England in most need of that levelling up. They are backed by £400 million of investment, and I know that he will make the case most robustly for funding for his constituency.