Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Christian Matheson Excerpts
Thursday 21st March 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Jones Portrait Andrew Jones
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I can see, Mr Speaker, why you referred to my hon. Friend as a parliamentary celebrity; that was properly ingenious. I will of course do all I can to help with the Suggitts Lane level crossing issue, and I much enjoyed my recent visit to his constituency and thank him for arranging the roundtable with local businesses.

Christian Matheson Portrait Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab)
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Whether it is the line down to Wrexham or indeed the north Wales coast line, railways in Chester are hampered by the blockage that is the Hoole bridge in my constituency, which the Secretary of State knows about because he visited it during the 2017 general election. During the next control period, will Ministers make money available to improve and rebuild Hoole bridge?

Andrew Jones Portrait Andrew Jones
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I am not quite as familiar with the geography of the hon. Gentleman’s constituency as he is, so I will have to do some investigation work and then report back to him.