Ian Lavery

Ian Lavery

Labour — Blyth and Ashington

Speaking in the House of Commons on 18 November 2025

Debate

Infrastructure: Cramlington and Killingworth

Contribution

My hon. Friend is making a powerful contribution regarding our area. One of the main issues for Blyth and Ashington is the £10 billion investment in a new data centre that will be just along the road from Moor Farm roundabout. The idea is to create tens of thousands of jobs in a cluster in and around that data centre. If we cannot resolve this problem at Moor Farm roundabout, areas such as mine in Blyth and Ashington are going to suffer greatly economically, regardless of whether the Government say, “Okay, you can have the finances in 2030 or 2031.” How much could we lose between now and then if we cannot overcome this ridiculous impasse?

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