Oral Question·Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
“If he will make a comparative assessment of trends in (a) the level of local government financial settlements and (b) the number of cars damaged as a result of potholes in the last 10 years.”
Tabled: 27 February 2024Answered: 4 March 2024
Asked by
Mr Toby Perkins
Labour — Chesterfield
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Industry (Sarah Jones)
The steel industry has been in decline, and we intend to turn this around. That is why we are developing a steel strategy, investing up to £2.5 billion and working at pace. The steel sector in South Yorkshire and across the UK has been neglected for too long, and we intend to change that.