All 3 Debates between Martin Vickers and Philip Dunne

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Debate between Martin Vickers and Philip Dunne
Thursday 16th May 2024

(7 months, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
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Martin Vickers Portrait Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con)
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11. What funding his Department is providing for road resurfacing.

Philip Dunne Portrait Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con)
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16. What funding his Department is providing for road resurfacing.

Mark Harper Portrait The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Mark Harper)
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The Government are firmly on the side of drivers, which is why we are using funding reallocated from the HS2 programme to improve the condition of the country’s local highways network. Our record funding increase of £8.3 billion for local highways maintenance in England over the next decade will enable highways authorities to resurface roads and fix thousands of potholes across the country.

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Debate between Martin Vickers and Philip Dunne
Tuesday 19th December 2017

(7 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Martin Vickers Portrait Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con)
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The patient transport service in northern Lincolnshire is contracted to Thames Ambulance Service Ltd, which is failing miserably to perform to an adequate standard. Will the Minister meet me, along with my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy) and other neighbouring Members, to discuss what influence the Department can bring to bear?

Philip Dunne Portrait Mr Dunne
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I should be happy to do so.

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Debate between Martin Vickers and Philip Dunne
Tuesday 10th October 2017

(7 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Philip Dunne Portrait Mr Dunne
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As the hon. Lady will know, we have inserted payment for extra activity into the contract for community pharmacists because we want more activities to take place in community pharmacies. For example, many flu vaccinations throughout the country are now being carried out by pharmacists.

Martin Vickers Portrait Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con)
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I thank the Minister for the recent meeting that he had with me and other colleagues about Grimsby Hospital, which is in special measures. It was clear from a recent meeting I had with the chief executive that staff vacancies are one of the biggest problems preventing the hospital from getting out of special measures. What additional support can the Department offer in order to get the hospital back on track?

Philip Dunne Portrait Mr Dunne
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I was pleased to welcome my hon. Friend to a meeting a few days ago to discuss the situation, together with his Opposition constituency neighbours. One of the things that we will be looking at in the coming weeks is the allocation of the new doctor training places. As part of the criteria, we will be looking to ensure that some of those places are allocated to areas where it is difficult to recruit, such as rural and coastal areas.