Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Torsten Bell and Gregory Campbell

Tuesday 20th May 2025 Commons Chamber

[The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Torsten Bell)]

My hon. Friend is absolutely correct. Raising investment in the UK is about boosting not just the supply of capital, but the demand for it—the investment pipeline. We are approving infrastructure projects, from wind farms to reservoirs, that the Conservatives blocked for years. By reforming the planning system, we are doing something really radical: building homes.

[Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)]

The roll-out of banking hubs is helping to a small degree, but what plans do the Government have to increase the number of banking hubs beyond those in the pipeline?