Iain Wright
Main Page: Iain Wright (Labour - Hartlepool)(12 years, 3 months ago)
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Nick Boles
There is provision for local authorities to erect mobile phone masts in an emergency where existing coverage has been threatened, but of course they will want to give adequate notice to local people of anything they are doing so that people are not too surprised by developments on their doorstep.
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab)
T6. Hartlepool borough council derives 17% of its business rates from a single company—the nuclear power station. From April 2013, the safety net threshold will be insufficient to match the financial risk, which will increase as the station comes to the end of its operational life. Will the Secretary of State look at the issue urgently to ensure that Hartlepool does not yet again miss out financially?
Brandon Lewis
Yes, we will and I will liaise with the hon. Gentleman on the issue.