Britain’s Industrial Future

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster Excerpts

Tuesday 15th November 2022 Commons Chamber

[Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) (Lab)]

Does my hon. Friend share my frustration that the Government are playing hokey-cokey with Northern Powerhouse Rail, first putting it in their manifesto and then taking it out under Boris Johnson, then putting it in under Liz Truss and taking it out again under Rishi Sunak?

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)]

Order. The hon. Lady knows she must refer to other Members not by name but by constituency.

[Emma Hardy]

I apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker.

Does my hon. Friend the Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson) agree that, if we want to deliver an industrial strategy, we need Northern Powerhouse Rail to be delivered in full?

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[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)]

Order. Before I call the SNP spokesperson, colleagues will see that this is a very well subscribed debate, so I will have to put a time limit on. I will start with six minutes, but I warn that it may go down quite quickly.

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[Several hon. Members rose—]

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)]

Order. I will have to reduce the time limit to five minutes after the next speaker. Just a reminder that if interventions are taken, to keep to the time, as the right hon. Gentleman did. Otherwise, it takes away from others who have put in to speak.