Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

David T C Davies Excerpts
Wednesday 3rd July 2013

(11 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stephen Crabb Portrait Stephen Crabb
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The hon. Lady is absolutely right to raise the technical challenges involved in a new relief road for the M4. She will have noted the Welsh Government announcement that they will shortly launch a consultation on the details of the scheme, which will provide her local community with every opportunity to express concerns and, we hope, get answers to their questions.

David T C Davies Portrait David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)
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I applaud the Minister for his determination to go ahead with this much-needed project, which has been blocked so many times by members of the Labour party in the Welsh Assembly. May I also urge him to ensure that it is linked to an announcement about the future of the Severn bridge, as motorists are struggling to pay the costs of it, just a few years before it is returned to the Government?

Stephen Crabb Portrait Stephen Crabb
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I thank my hon. Friend for his question. As I said in answer to a previous question, I am not going to pre-empt any announcement today. I recognise the concerns of the Chairman and other members of the Select Committee about the high tolls on the Severn bridge, but we are not in a position today to make any comment on what lies beyond 2018, when the current concession comes to an end.