Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Martin Vickers Excerpts
Wednesday 12th February 2020

(4 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I must ask the hon. Gentleman to wait and contain his impatience until the Budget, when he will learn more about the national infrastructure plan.

Martin Vickers Portrait Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con)
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I support the Prime Minister’s decision yesterday to go ahead with HS2, although I have to tell him there is little enthusiasm among my constituents because it does nothing to improve connectivity to Cleethorpes. To build up enthusiasm among the people of Cleethorpes, may I urge him: to instruct London North Eastern Railway to reintroduce the direct train service from Cleethorpes through to King’s Cross; to make the Gainsborough-Brigg-Cleethorpes service, which at present runs one day a week, into a seven-day service; to manufacture the rails at Scunthorpe; and, of course, to reopen Suggitts Lane level crossing?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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The voice of Cleethorpes has been heard, and my hon. Friend makes a vivid and compelling case. As I stood up to answer, the Chancellor whispered in my ear that we will certainly be looking at it in the infrastructure review.