Nicholas Dakin
Main Page: Nicholas Dakin (Labour - Scunthorpe)(12 years, 2 months ago)
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Vince Cable
The hon. Gentleman took me to that factory, which was one of the first successful projects launched by the regional growth fund. It is a great advertisement for British industry, and I know that he has been personally very supportive of it. There are many examples of that kind which offset some of the negativity we have heard from Opposition Members.
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)
Given that manufacturing badly needs demand, why are infrastructure projects being announced but not started? For example, none of the road schemes announced in the autumn statement has yet started. Will the Secretary of State make sure that things begin to happen?