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Debate between Lord Barwell and Mike Penning(12 years, 11 months ago)
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Mike Penning
I will be more than happy to meet my hon. Friend and those council leaders, but I think this is probably a matter for my colleague the Minister for local roads, the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for Lewes (Norman Baker). If he can meet them, that will be fine, although, ultimately, these matters are for the local authorities.
Gavin Barwell
Congestion on the A23 is a major problem. Will the Minister or one of his colleagues meet me to discuss what the Department, along with the Mayor of London, can do to improve conditions on that road?
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Debate between Lord Barwell and Mike Penning(13 years, 5 months ago)
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Mike Penning
We work across Government on all such projects. We accept that enterprise zones will bring in more investment and growth, which is what we need to get out of the financial mess that we are in. I am sure that we will meet other Ministers and work forwards, but we have to go through the statutory process first.
Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con)
17. Whether he plans to bring forward proposals to prevent unplanned industrial action on London Underground.