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Debate between Jeff Smith and Richard Holden
Thursday 20th April 2023

(1 year, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Richard Holden Portrait Mr Holden
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My hon. Friend will never need to encourage me to ask the Treasury for more cash for our road network. Potholes are a menace for all road users. The funding will be available in May. I will also be visiting Nottinghamshire in May, so I may be able to tack on a visit to his wonderful constituency during that time.

Jeff Smith Portrait Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab)
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In February and March, nearly a quarter of TransPennine Express services were cancelled, continuing a pattern that has been going on for more than a year. In the north, our economy and our residents are suffering as a result of TransPennine’s failures. Surely there cannot be any question of rewarding those failures with a contract extension.

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