Flooding: Transport Disruption Debate
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Nia Griffith
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Flooding: Transport Disruption
Nia Griffith Excerpts(10 years, 9 months ago)
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Mr McLoughlin
My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State who is responsible for roads is looking at that particular incident this morning. Sinkholes are not common events, but obviously we need to learn any lessons that we can from them. We also need to do the proper work to ensure that no further damage has been done to the road network before we reopen it. However, that part of the road network is now partially reopened.
Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab)
This month, we have seen the dramatic pictures of Dawlish, but last month the sea washed away part of the main line to south-west Wales in my constituency. We saw even more dramatic pictures in the north with the Cambrian coast line. Many of the railway lines along our coast are part of flood protection measures. Barnett consequentials for Wales are a matter for every single Department across Government. Will the Secretary of State work with his colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to work out exactly what Wales is due and then let us know?
Mr McLoughlin
As I have said, any Barnett consequentials that are necessary will take place.