Local Government: Economy

Baroness Crawley Excerpts
Tuesday 9th June 2020

(3 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Greenhalgh Portrait Lord Greenhalgh
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My Lords, it should be noted that so far the grant scheme has gone to some 804,000 business premises. The spread of the economy for those who are self-employed, as well as small businesses, is quite considerable at this stage. I know, as a former local authority leader, that economic development is very important, not just for large businesses but for the small and medium-sized enterprises that are the backbone of this economy.

Baroness Crawley Portrait Baroness Crawley (Lab) [V]
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While co-ordination between local and national government is essential for our recovery, are the Government also looking to be part of the European Union’s €750 billion stimulus and recovery package, which, as the Minister will know, has a regional and local dimension?