That's what I think regions are about, making central government more accountable and fairer.

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• John Prescott:

  In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It's not a new

• John Prescott:

  What government has been doing, we've got major programmes now, of billions of pounds, which are di

• John Prescott:

  I was the one that brought it in, but not only for the north-east, for every area so we can develop

• John Prescott:

  In a sense, what we do with the regional development agencies is to give them resources to look at

• John Prescott:

  If you look at Newcastle or Gateshead, even over twenty years, even with the previous administratio

• John Prescott:

  The choice is not normally between the north and south. It might be between Britain and Europe.

• John Prescott:

  Why can't we, with a more intelligent policy, actually have houses that are affordable, built at hi

• John Prescott:

  It's moving in the right direction. It was in decline under the previous administration.

• John Prescott:

  We are making the fundamental changes. It was like the decent housing target. We said by 2010, we'd

• John Prescott:

  We've given more resources. On housing, we are now establishing a regional housing pot.