Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Wendy Chamberlain and Iain Stewart

Wednesday 9th December 2020 Commons Chamber

[Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife) (LD)]

What progress has been made on the publication of the Tay cities deal.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Iain Stewart)]

Good progress has been made on the Tay cities regional deal. The Chancellor announced at the spending review on 25 November that the UK Government investment will now be compressed to 10 years. We are working with local partners to get the full deal signed on 17 December.

[Wendy Chamberlain]

It has been almost a year since I was elected, and in all that time we have been assured that the Tay cities deal is just around the corner. I am delighted to hear that the deal is over the line. It will be a Christmas present for North East Fife and elsewhere, for which people have been waiting for some time.

[Iain Stewart]

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for those comments. I know of her hard work especially in helping the Eden Campus project in her constituency to be a leading part of the deal. I had hoped to be up visiting it a few weeks ago, but unfortunately covid restrictions precluded that. I very much look forward to visiting in the new year when circumstances allow.