Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Jim Cunningham Excerpts
Thursday 20th March 2014

(10 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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My right hon. Friend makes an interesting suggestion. No doubt he will pursue that argument with me and the authorities on a number of occasions to come.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
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What is the Secretary of State doing about the congestion at Tollbar End, which is affecting businesses, particularly those in the export market, and people getting to work? I contacted his Department last week but I still have not had an answer.

Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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I am very sorry that the hon. Gentleman has not had an answer. I could compare the time delays in reply to correspondence under this and the previous Government, but instead I will try to get the hon. Gentleman an answer as quickly as possible. We are investing significant amounts in road infrastructure, more than that invested by the previous Government. That shows this Government’s overall commitment to infrastructure investment in the United Kingdom.