Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Jonathan Gullis Excerpts
Thursday 4th November 2021

(3 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call the voice of the Potteries, Jonathan Gullis.

Jonathan Gullis Portrait Jonathan Gullis (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Con)
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There can be no better place to Bus Back Better than the great city of Stoke-on-Trent, because, sadly, in a survey of 230 residents from across Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke, people said to me that fares are not fair, reliability is non-existent and there is not good connectivity for places such as Brindley Ford and the great village of Milton. The Secretary of State joked with me recently that I must have broken WhatsApp, because I kept bombarding him with demands and messages. He should save himself a load of hassle, give Stoke-on-Trent the £90 million it wants for the Bus Back Better strategy, and ensure that we level up in the great city of Stoke-on-Trent.

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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A straight yes, Minister?