Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning Excerpts
Thursday 10th March 2011

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Penning Portrait Mike Penning
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It is an extension for the receipt of submissions on the consultation. The visits will be as they were, and we should visit most of the stations. I am conscious that I have had to cancel a meeting with my hon. Friend’s constituents and the working group there, so I shall do my level best to visit Falmouth as soon as I can.

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning Portrait Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab)
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Does the Minister not accept that if we close more than half of the coastguard stations and lose 226 of the 600 current staff, local knowledge will be lost?