Levelling Up

Patrick Grady Excerpts

Wednesday 2nd February 2022 Commons Chamber

[Michael Gove]

Absolutely. I had the opportunity, thanks to my hon. Friend, to visit Cheadle and indeed other parts of Greater Manchester just a fortnight ago. Thanks to her advocacy, I was also able to meet some of the business figures most interested in making sure that innovation in Manchester succeeds, and I want to continue to work with them because the business voice is critical to the success of the north-west.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

How are people in Scotland supposed to see the UK Government making spending and policy decisions in areas that are supposed to be devolved as anything other than a power grab?

[Michael Gove]

The hon. Gentleman is a graduate of Glasgow University—

[Patrick Grady]

Strathclyde!

[Michael Gove]

Oh, the hon. Gentleman did not make it to Glasgow—never mind. He is a graduate of another great university in Glasgow. We are investing money in that university to recognise that the constituency he represents has incredibly talented young people, and we want them to succeed, just like him.