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Jim Shannon

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Thursday 5th December 2024

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Claire Young Portrait Claire Young
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You mentioned infrastructure—

Jim Shannon Portrait Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP)
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The Minister! The Minister!

Claire Young Portrait Claire Young
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What did I say? [Hon. Members: “You said ‘you’”.] Did I? Sorry! The Minister mentioned infrastructure. We have seen significant delays on the line from the west country in the last few weeks owing to flooding. In particular, trains are having to divert between Bristol Parkway and Swindon and having to go via Bath and Chippenham. Local residents fear that the work to try to stop flooding on that length of the line, which is very prone to flooding, may have led to their houses being flooded. Will the Minister meet me to discuss the infrastructure issues on that section of the railway?

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