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Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Richard Foord

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Knowsley Incident
Monday 20th February 2023

(1 year, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Richard Foord.

Richard Foord Portrait Richard Foord (Tiverton and Honiton) (LD)
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The latest round of levelling-up funding has once again failed to provide much-needed investment in my part of Devon. The proposals put forward by East Devon District Council would have funded vital investment in Seaton and Axminster. What does the Secretary of State say to people in towns that are attractive to tourists, who feel taken for granted and feel that this Government are not serious about levelling up for them?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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I say, “Vote Conservative,” because with a Conservative MP such as my hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Simon Jupp), you have an effective advocate who can work with central Government in order to deliver.

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