The Northern Research Group (NRG) Conference, attended by Members of Parliament, business and the public, tackled various issues to do with bringing about equity between the North and South of England.
As a proponent of Northern development, Richard Holden MP commented:
"I was delighted to be at the NRG Conference of Conservative MPs from the North of England in Doncaster today promoting high-value tech and manufacturing in the the North East.
"It was also great to meet William Cook from Cook Defence Systems in Stanhope there too on the defence panel - discussing the important role defence has to play in our North West Durham industrial base, too.
"As always, for me, high-value, good, well-paid jobs and apprenticeships are at the core of long-term Levelling Up."