Oral QuestionScotland Office

“What discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on legislative proposals for a UK Internal Market.”

Tabled: 1 September 2020Answered: 9 September 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Scotland

Answer from Hansard

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves)

Before I start, I quickly welcome my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Northampton North (Lucy Rigby) and my hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Dan Tomlinson) to the team. I also congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing North (James Murray) on his new position as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. In response to the questions, I want to be clear that the 10-year national infrastructure strategy is core to delivering this Government’s growth mission to boost living standards. The strategy will fund at least £725 billion of infrastructure over the next decade and transform how projects are planned and delivered, so that we do not have the cost and time overruns that we became so used to under the Conservatives.