Roberta Blackman-Woods
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(11 years, 10 months ago)
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Danny Alexander
The road will be taken forward according to the plans set out previously. That will include some tolling for new capacity.
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab)
The north-east leads the way in the British export industry, so can the Chief Secretary tell us what percentage of infrastructure spending will go to the north-east, and by when, to support the expansion of our manufacturing export base?
Danny Alexander
The hon. Lady is absolutely right to highlight the fact that the north-east is the only region in the country that is a net contributor to the UK’s exports. The infrastructure investment announced today, for roads, broadband and so on, will help those industries. I cannot give her a precise breakdown, but I urge her to encourage the local enterprise partnerships in the area to take a full part in the local growth fund, which is a huge opportunity for the north-east.