My bigger concern is that the way the Government have structured all these different funds that are supposedly for levelling up is based on a competition. I think that leads to project-itis, with people putting together projects to fit the schemes, rather than a strategic look at what is really needed across some of the poorest communities in south Wales. For my own money, the single most important thing that we could do is try to enable far more people in the valleys to build up their own businesses from scratch until they employ perhaps five or 10 people. That is the way we will really get people into meaningful work.
Support for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved Institutions
Proceeding contribution from
Chris Bryant
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 July 2022.
It occurred during Estimates day on Support for the Welsh Economy and Funding for the Devolved Institutions.
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