Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Clive Betts Excerpts
Thursday 2nd March 2023

(1 year, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Richard Holden Portrait Mr Holden
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I would be absolutely delighted: I regularly drive on that road and it almost feels as if I have been meeting them, given the slowness of the traffic, particularly at junction 28. I would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend and other hon. Members in the area to discuss the matter further.

Clive Betts Portrait Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab)
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I do not know whether the Minister is aware of the plans being developed at the University of Sheffield’s advanced manufacturing research centre, with Boeing, to research and potentially to manufacture ultra-lightweight materials for planes. If not, would he like to visit Sheffield to meet the relevant parties and better inform himself of a development that could be really exciting not just for Sheffield, but for the whole UK?

Jesse Norman Portrait Jesse Norman
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I am sure that the aviation Minister in the Lords will be interested. I certainly have an interest, as the former aviation Minister at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy who was responsible for the Aerospace Technology Institute. Let me assure the hon. Gentleman of my interest in the matter, and let us take it up further outside the House.