MP: Roundabout putting brakes on growth of region

AN MP has told Government ministers that a notorious Northumberland roundabout is holding back growth in the North East.

- JAMES ROBINSON

Speaking in Parliament, the Cramlington and Killingworth Labour Coop MP Emma Foody said businesses were reluctant to invest in the area due to the problems around the Moor Farm roundabout.

Ms Foody was speaking during a debate on the roundabout she secured in Westminster Hall. Fellow Northumberland MP Ian Lavery also backed the calls.

During the debate, Ms Foody said: “Moor Farm is a blocker to growth and a blocker to opportunity. It is preventing business expansion, causing investment to be delayed or withdrawn.

“It is costing jobs and hampering growth. It is putting at risk not only existing development sites for employment and housing in Northumberland and North Tyneside, but the ability of these councils to update their local plans and meet the housing need.