Business of the House

Nick Smith Excerpts
Thursday 6th September 2012

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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I will perhaps now become more familiar with early-day motions than I have been in the recent past. I will certainly pay attention to the one that my hon. Friend mentions, and he might like to reiterate his important point about tourism at the soon-forthcoming Department for Culture, Media and Sport questions.

Nick Smith Portrait Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
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The “rockets and feathers” strategies employed by oil companies are crucifying motorists in Blaenau Gwent, so I welcome the Office of Fair Trading plans to investigate petrol pricing. May we have a debate on how to help our road hauliers and logistics industries to get our economy moving again?

Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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I, too, take an interest in this issue, and welcome the OFT call for evidence. I note that the Backbench Business Committee has selected the oil market as a subject for debate, and it would probably be entirely in order for the issues the hon. Gentleman has just raised to be discussed in the course of that debate.