Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Christian Matheson Excerpts
Thursday 15th September 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Paul Maynard Portrait Paul Maynard
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If that is a key part of my right hon. Friend’s forthcoming report, I look forward to reading all about it and discussing it with him.

Christian Matheson Portrait Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab)
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My constituents who work at Liverpool airport face paying an extra £1,000 a year in tolls when the new Mersey crossing is opened. Will Ministers try to find some mechanism for existing employees so that they are not hit with what is essentially a retrospective charge for going to work?

John Hayes Portrait Mr John Hayes
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Yes. The answer is that that sounds like a very good idea to me. I will obviously need to look at the detail, but I am very happy to do so. My open mind is well known.