Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help local authorities tackle air pollution.”
Tabled: 9 February 2023Answered: 23 February 2023
Asked by
David Simmonds
Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Torsten Bell)
Increasing investment in the UK, both public and private, is the Government’s absolute priority. It is the route to restarting badly needed productivity and wage growth. As the hon. Member will know, at the international investment summit, companies committed to a record-breaking £63 billion-worth of investment, which is set to help to create around 30,000 jobs.