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Scott Benton

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Business of the House
Thursday 12th January 2023

(1 year, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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My advice is not to believe everything that we read in the papers.

Scott Benton Portrait Scott Benton (Blackpool South) (Con)
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Blackpool’s historic piers are showing signs of significant deterioration due to sand erosion beneath them. Although the Department is providing £12 million to prevent coastal erosion along my constituency, the measures that we need around the piers are not included within those plans. Will the Minister meet me to discuss how they can be amended to make sure that we have the money to do this within the package that the Government are providing?

Rebecca Pow Portrait Rebecca Pow
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Within our budgets, we have the coastal erosion fund, of which my hon. Friend is aware. The pier is a very specific case. Of course, I would be happy to meet him to discuss this.

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