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The first round awarded £29 million over three years to 13 local authorities. We have received 26 applications for the second round, which we will announce shortly.We have put in place a framework for regional transport partnerships, following the consultation that we have had.
I know from my experience that that is the case: I pass on time that I am allocated to my parents and the wider family. We spend holidays visiting the grandparents, for example.
In the United States, I have had contact and involvement with the consulates in Boston, Houston and San Francisco through visits that I have made. We are pushing at an open door and there is a willingness to help.
However, we would not want the unsatisfactory position of a member saying that they were not able to comment on X or Y, whereas I felt that a direction was affecting my ability to fulfil the role of the office.