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Andy MacNae Excerpts(1 year, 4 months ago)
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Andy MacNae (Rossendale and Darwen) (Lab)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. After last week, I shall heed your request for speed.
Rossendale is the only local authority area in the north without any sort of rail station or commuter link, as I may have mentioned in the House before. That cuts my constituents off from opportunity and constrains the growth of east Lancashire, despite years of hard work by the borough council—with the support of the county council and myself—on its excellent and deliverable plans for a city valley rail link. Will the Leader of the House agree to grant a debate on the delivery of that link in the context of a northern rail strategy?
Lucy Powell
As the MP for a nearby constituency, I know all too well how poorly served Rossendale and Rawtenstall are by transport links. I support my hon. Friend’s calls to get better transport links to his constituency. The Government are currently reviewing all that, but we are absolutely committed to supporting better northern rail links.
Business of the House
Andy MacNae Excerpts(1 year, 5 months ago)
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Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani)
I call Jim Dickson—[Interruption.] No, I call Andy MacNae. I am going so fast that I am losing my place.
Andy MacNae (Rossendale and Darwen) (Lab)
I will try to be equally fast, Mr Speaker.
My constituents face dangerous speeding on the roads past their homes and schools every single day. When they raise deep concerns with the police or the council, they are too often told that not enough people have been killed or seriously injured. They rightly feel that that makes no sense. They know the risks—they see the close calls every day—so why should they wait for a neighbour to be killed before action is taken? Will the Leader of the House agree to a debate in Government time on the subject of prevention in road safety, using international best practice and new technologies?
Lucy Powell
My hon. Friend is a great champion for Rossendale and Darwen, and for road safety issues in his constituency. We will soon deliver an updated strategic framework for road safety—the first in over a decade—and I will ensure that a Transport Minister comes to the House to update hon. Members.