Flooding: Transport Disruption Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Flooding: Transport Disruption

John Bercow Excerpts
Thursday 13th February 2014

(10 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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I know that the hon. Gentleman always tries to be cross-party consensual in these sorts of questions in the House; he is renowned for it. On this particular occasion, I simply say that I agree with him.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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What was that very substantial tongue that I saw firmly embedded in a cheek when the Secretary of State was addressing the House?

Rehman Chishti Portrait Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con)
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I welcome the statement by the Secretary of State. I thank him, his Department, the Highways Agency and all the other agencies for what they are doing to get the M2 back to normal following the discovery of a 16 feet sinkhole in the inner reservation. What steps are being taken to address the concerns about sinkholes, as they pose a real risk to road safety?