Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Greg Hands Excerpts
Tuesday 21st May 2019

(4 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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The hon. Gentleman will be well aware that the spending review is coming up. If there is a specific issue with London local authorities or other local authorities, I would expect that issue to be raised by the Local Government Secretary, and I encourage the hon. Gentleman to meet him to discuss the issue.

Greg Hands Portrait Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham) (Con)
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One specific issue in relation to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is the reopening of Hammersmith bridge. It is about time that the council got on with repairing and reopening the bridge. The council has a very good financial settlement. Will the Chief Secretary join me in knocking heads together between the council and Sadiq Khan’s Transport for London to get the bridge open?

Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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I welcome my right hon. Friend’s efforts to build bridges across London and to improve London’s infrastructure. The London mayoral elections are coming up, and I suggest that people vote for somebody who is going to make change happen much quicker.