Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings the Minister of State in his Department has had with whom and on what dates on the Borderland Growth Deal.
I have had 5 meetings regarding the Borderland Growth Deal in my capacity as MP for Penrith and the Border. These are as follows:
12 July 2016: Guy Opperman MP, Hexham
8 February 2017: David Mundell MP, Secretary of State for Scotland
18 July 2017: David Mundell MP, Secretary of State for Scotland
26 January 2018: Carlisle City Council
29 January 2018: Jake Berry MP, Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth Minister, MHCLG