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Debate between Ben Howlett and John Bercow

Wednesday 26th April 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. The exchanges between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition have been unprecedentedly comprehensive. We wish to hear questions from Back Benchers.

[Ben Howlett (Bath) (Con)]

Q3. Thanks to this Conservative Government, the west of England has received billions of pounds of investment in transport infrastructure. On frequent visits to Bath by the Transport Secretary and the Prime Minister, I have raised with them the issues of congestion and air pollution, as well as the need for a feasibility study on the long overdue A36-46 link road to the east of Bath. Does the Prime Minister agree that the only way to secure that vital infrastructure project is for Bath residents to give me a renewed mandate on 8 June?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ben Howlett and John Bercow

Thursday 23rd February 2017 Commons Chamber

[Ben Howlett (Bath) (Con)]

Encouraging parents to leave their cars at home and get their children on to local public transport can have a major impact on air quality. Has my right hon. Friend done any analysis of how much free bus travel for children will cost? The Labour metro mayor candidate has promised free bus travel for all children across the west of England, even though the devolution deal is £30 million a year. Is this another underfunded Labour promise?

[Mr Speaker]

Order. That is very wide of the substance of the question, so I think that a single sentence of eloquence from the Minister of State will probably suffice on this occasion.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ben Howlett and John Bercow

Tuesday 29th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Ben Howlett (Bath) (Con)]

T4. As the Chancellor will know, this Saturday marks Small Business Saturday across the country. I will be heading out in Bath to do some Christmas shopping at some of the small businesses and encouraging them to join my Best of Bath business awards. Will he join me in encouraging my constituents, and hopefully my neighbours’ constituents, to come into Bath and shop local?

[Mr Speaker]

I am sure the hon. Gentleman will be wearing that excellent pullover as he does so.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ben Howlett and John Bercow

Monday 11th April 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I await that with eager anticipation.

[Ben Howlett (Bath) (Con)]

The west of England is leading the way in tackling cybercrime following the £1.9 billion investment announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor last year. Given the atrocities in Brussels last month, will the Minister update the House on how he is working with our allies to tackle cybercrime?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ben Howlett and John Bercow

Tuesday 9th February 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. As in the health service, so at Health questions: demand always exceeds supply, so we need short questions and short answers.

[Ben Howlett (Bath) (Con)]

T4. I am sure Ministers will join me in congratulating Number 18 surgery in Bath on being ranked in the top 10 GP practices in the country. Do they agree that patients having a choice of where they are treated will increase patient satisfaction in the NHS?