Levelling-up Agenda

Part of Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons at on 28 June 2021.

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Photo of Therese Coffey Therese Coffey The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

I share the hon. Gentleman’s ambition and am very confident that Ryan Stephenson will make an excellent MP in the future to bring that to Batley and Spen. It is important to recognise the wider issues that the hon. Gentleman and his area face. I am sure that we will continue to work with Tracy Brabin following her election as Mayor to ensure we get the skills relevant to those areas, but it will take local leadership as well as the leadership that we offer from the centre.