Wednesday 2nd February 2022

(2 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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That is a fair point. On this occasion, I think that the calculations made by the Welsh Finance Minister, Vaughan Gething, for whom I have great respect, were wrong, but I would be more than happy to meet the hon. Gentleman and others to take them through our approach.

Luke Evans Portrait Dr Luke Evans (Bosworth) (Con)
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Levelling up in Bosworth uniquely looks like millions of pounds into Hinckley Academy, £28 million into Leicestershire broadband and £19.9 million into Twycross Zoo. On page 235 of the White Paper, the next level of levelling up is about the county deal, which is drastically needed by the seven MPs in Leicestershire. Will my right hon. Friend meet all seven of us to make sure that we can rocket fuel that by autumn 2022?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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We absolutely will. I commend my hon. Friend for getting to page 235 of the White Paper so quickly.