Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Oral Answers to Questions

Bob Russell Excerpts
Thursday 3rd March 2011

(13 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Penrose Portrait John Penrose
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I would of course be delighted to meet the hon. Lady to discuss those issues. I assure her that, by and large, individual structures spend between two and four years on the buildings at risk register. In most cases, solutions are found but there is a small but real nub of cases that have longer-term problems. If the two cases that she describes are part of that nub, I would be delighted to talk them through with her.

Bob Russell Portrait Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD)
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Heart radio has more than halved the number of local stations for which it was granted licences. Those lost include the one in Colchester. If Heart is not prepared to reopen that station, surely the frequency should be offered to the local community to run its own radio station—Radio Big Society Colchester.

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait Mr Vaizey
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If Radio Big Society Colchester does get off the ground, we all know who the breakfast presenter should be.