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 absolutely, totally, 100% correct, and it is my right hon. Friend the Transport Secretary who deserves all the credit.

Ruth Cadbury Portrait Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Lab)
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Hounslow is in the second most prosperous UK sub-region by gross value added, but thanks to 11 years of Government policies, 40% of Hounslow’s children live in poverty, so when will levelling up address inequality within communities as well as between them?

Michael Gove Portrait Michael Gove
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That is a very important point. What we need to do is to make sure that we work with the Mayor of London, but also with Hounslow Borough Council and those who are involved in providing opportunity for young people in the communities the hon. Member represents, to give them a better chance in the future.