Caroline Nokes
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(2 years, 5 months ago)
Commons ChamberActually, this Government are responsible for three new high-speed lines, including Northern Powerhouse Rail, which no previous Government have done.
My right hon. Friend rightly paid tribute to our hard-working firefighters, who have been dealing with the fires over the past few days in this unprecedented weather. Will he take action to make sure that more fires can be prevented, by getting rid of disposable barbecues and Chinese sky lanterns?
I thank my right hon. Friend very much for her suggestions. The key thing is for people to behave responsibly with the use of these things. It is clearly insane to take a disposable barbecue on to dry grass.