Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Rob Butler Excerpts
Thursday 30th March 2023

(1 year, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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No, I haven’t.

Rob Butler Portrait Rob Butler (Aylesbury) (Con)
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Aylesbury has some absolutely fantastic places to visit this Easter. I highlighted some of them during English Tourism Week: we have a historic quarter, some great museums and even a statue of David Bowie that sings on the hour. But we also face some serious challenges, with worrying health and education inequalities and a town centre that urgently needs regeneration. Could my right hon. Friend find Government time for a debate on the need for support—whether that is levelling-up support or another means of support—for Aylesbury and towns like it across the south-east of England?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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I thank my hon. Friend for that wonderful advert for so many things in his constituency. I know that his area will benefit from nearly £8 million of the UK’s shared prosperity fund allocation. He makes an excellent suggestion for a debate; he will know how to apply for one in the usual way.