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Debate between Rory Stewart and Craig Whittaker
Thursday 7th July 2016

(8 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rory Stewart Portrait Rory Stewart
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DEFRA takes that very seriously; we have a responsibility for rural affairs. We have very regular contact with the Department for Transport on this issue, and we supported it on developing community bus schemes. There is much more we can do. As the hon. Lady has pointed out, without communications connections, which buses are central to, rural areas will be disadvantaged.

Craig Whittaker Portrait Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley) (Con)
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T6. On 27 April, the Prime Minister confirmed to my hon. Friend the Member for Selby and Ainsty (Nigel Adams) that the Government are working on a flood insurance plan for the many small and medium-sized businesses in flood-risk areas that are excluded from insurance cover. Will the Minister update the House on how those plans are going?

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