"Of course, we have Narec. One of the things that disappointed me was that companies coming to the north-east to look at the Tyne and the port of Blyth—I am sure Hartlepool and the Tees, too—have moved up to Scotland because they were getting more encouragement, more money and more …..." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech
"On Friday I had a visit from a small business association in the north-east, and it told me two things: that it wants the banks to lend, and that it wants the big companies to pay small businesses. It said that if that were to happen, small businesses would be …..." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech
"I think that the Queen should have just carried on in her carriage and gone past Parliament and on to Windsor castle. She would have been better off, because she spent only 15 minutes here.
I want to raise the question of the green investment bank and the enterprise zones …..." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech
"I will not know that until we get into power in 2015, so I will ask the Government then how much they will give. I do not have the answer now, because I do not have that foresight.
"I am led to believe that a scheme from the port of Blyth has been put forward to the Minister. I hope he now has it on his desk...." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech
"I received a letter this morning from my local county council, Northumberland, saying how pleased it was to have got £7 million for the roll-out of broadband. I take from that letter that the council is quite satisfied. I know the council ran a campaign and met the Minister, and …..." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech
"The only place I could take them is the canteen. I might get something there, but I am sure I would not get anything in Downing street.
The 50p tax rate has been widely discussed since the Budget statement. We were told it does not do anything and that no …..." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech
"We will just have to wait and see what happens when the country goes to the ballot box and the pensioners know what the Liberals have done.
There is another thing, which is that right at the end of his speech, the Chancellor said he had to find another £10 …..." Ronnie Campbell - View Speech