Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Robert Halfon Excerpts
Thursday 19th October 2017

(7 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jesse Norman Portrait Jesse Norman
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I thoroughly dispute the idea that the Government are not playing their part, not least because we are heavily investing in HS2, which will run very close to that port and support it.

Robert Halfon Portrait Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con)
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Is my hon. Friend aware that many Harlow motorists face significant problems from ever-increasing congestion and the ever-increasing number of terrible accidents on the M11? Will he investigate that to see what can be done?

Jesse Norman Portrait Jesse Norman
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We are absolutely aware of these issues and officials focus on them, as they do on issues on other strategic parts of the road network, but I would be delighted to meet my right hon. Friend to look at the issue further.