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Debate between Simon Burns and Daniel Kawczynski(9 years, 2 months ago)
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Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con)
2. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of police and crime commissioners.
Sir Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con)
5. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of police and crime commissioners.
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Debate between Simon Burns and Daniel Kawczynski(11 years, 3 months ago)
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Mr Burns
On the narrow geographical issue, I accept that Toton is not in Derbyshire, but it is halfway between Nottingham and Derby, so considerable benefits will be brought to both those communities and the surrounding area. We appreciate the point the hon. Gentleman is making about the M1, but, as he will appreciate, that matter is also out to consultation, so he will have an opportunity to input into it. However, I hope he welcomes the fact that, as a result of the station at Toton, there will be significant economic benefits to the whole region, which no doubt will please him.
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con)
Does my right hon. Friend agree that this vital project will free up capacity on the existing network to ensure that towns such as Shrewsbury and Blackpool will be able to have connections to the capital?
Mr Burns
My hon. Friend makes a valid point. He is anxious to have a direct service on the conventional rail network from Shrewsbury to London and I have considerable sympathy and support for that. That is one of the reasons that high-speed rail is so important: it is capacity, capacity, capacity, to echo a former Prime Minister on another subject. That is what will be achieved, which will help areas such as Shrewsbury.