Peter Aldous
Main Page: Peter Aldous (Conservative - Waveney)(8 years, 2 months ago)
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Amber Rudd
The hon. Gentleman will be aware that fiscal changes are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but I reassure him that we take seriously the support that we want to give to the UK continental shelf and all the jobs around it. I chair the cross-ministerial group, which also includes a member from the Treasury.
Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con)
The new Anglia local enterprise partnership’s oil and gas taskforce has developed a package of measures to support businesses and workers at this difficult time. Will the Secretary of State consider a proposal from the LEP for the Government to match the local funding that it is providing?
Amber Rudd
I hesitate to agree to any financial commitments in this Chamber, but I am always interested in looking at proposals from my hon. Friend.