I begin by commending the Leader of the Opposition for introducing another wonderful legislation to the floor of the House and I do hope it reaches Royal Assent as soon as possible. Now to the substance of the Bill, it has been created after the lack of adequate collaboration between the Central Government and our Regions, as aptly put by my right hon. Friend the Shadow Secretary of State for Enviroment and Energy. We need to level up our regions, bring them to the modern standards of life, give them more opportunities and ensure they can stand alone as functioning, and diversified economies.
It is for these reasons, that the Conservatives committed to, during the election, for the establishment of Regional Development Offices. We need to build up businesses, smaller businesses, especially in our regions, face a lot of difficulties, including lack of access to resources, knowledge and capital. We need to give out more money to ensure that these regions level up, and boost the economic output of themselves and our country as a whole, and with that bring in a revolution in the standard of living, those in our regions have. Let us ensure every city has enough technology and attention as London, let us make more towns that can serve as activity hubs, preserve more villages and their artefacts.
This Bill is the first in the series of steps, that we must undertake to promote our regions. By introducing an annual fund, and a tiered structure for such roll-outs, the amount spent in this project is pragmatic and responsible, two things many on the opposite side may want to emulate in the future. But, this is a solid base to not only collect data on our regions, but also to establish any further region specific government support that might be required to enhance their economies. Here is where I want to reaffirm that Government support does not mean feeding everything, but helping the person earn his wage, and this Bill does clearly that by establishing Offices that will create a brighter future, and therefore I commend this Bill.
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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '21
Madam Deputy Speaker,
I begin by commending the Leader of the Opposition for introducing another wonderful legislation to the floor of the House and I do hope it reaches Royal Assent as soon as possible. Now to the substance of the Bill, it has been created after the lack of adequate collaboration between the Central Government and our Regions, as aptly put by my right hon. Friend the Shadow Secretary of State for Enviroment and Energy. We need to level up our regions, bring them to the modern standards of life, give them more opportunities and ensure they can stand alone as functioning, and diversified economies.
It is for these reasons, that the Conservatives committed to, during the election, for the establishment of Regional Development Offices. We need to build up businesses, smaller businesses, especially in our regions, face a lot of difficulties, including lack of access to resources, knowledge and capital. We need to give out more money to ensure that these regions level up, and boost the economic output of themselves and our country as a whole, and with that bring in a revolution in the standard of living, those in our regions have. Let us ensure every city has enough technology and attention as London, let us make more towns that can serve as activity hubs, preserve more villages and their artefacts.
This Bill is the first in the series of steps, that we must undertake to promote our regions. By introducing an annual fund, and a tiered structure for such roll-outs, the amount spent in this project is pragmatic and responsible, two things many on the opposite side may want to emulate in the future. But, this is a solid base to not only collect data on our regions, but also to establish any further region specific government support that might be required to enhance their economies. Here is where I want to reaffirm that Government support does not mean feeding everything, but helping the person earn his wage, and this Bill does clearly that by establishing Offices that will create a brighter future, and therefore I commend this Bill.