Part of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities – in the House of Commons am ar 4 Mawrth 2024.
Tom Hunt
Ceidwadwyr, Ipswich
I am very grateful for that investment. As the Secretary of State will know, my hon. Friend Dehenna Davison had to intervene because of the slow production of the business cases. We got over that hurdle, but sadly, years later, we are still desperately waiting for delivery on the ground. When bodies other than the Labour-led council are responsible for projects, they are delivered—no problem—but when the council is in the driving seat, what we see is no delivery. Whether it is cock-up or conspiracy, it is not good enough. Will the Secretary of State please intervene to let the council know that it is not right to put politics before the delivery that the people of Ipswich so desperately need?
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