Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Suzanne Webb Excerpts
Thursday 3rd December 2020

(4 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Grant Shapps Portrait Grant Shapps
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I am sorry that my hon. Friend has the most bashed bridge in Britain, and the Government want to take that accolade away from him. That bridge at Hinckley has benefited from the £20 million that he mentions. The office of the traffic commissioner has also written to all goods vehicle and public service vehicle operators warning them of regulatory action that will be taken if they fail to stop bashing into the bridge. I can also assure him that Highways England is working on measures to reduce the number of strikes to the most bashed bridge in Britain.

Suzanne Webb Portrait Suzanne Webb (Stourbridge) (Con)
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The Clockfields estate in my constituency has long suffered from poorly maintained roads, owing to a complicated legal situation. Will my right hon. Friend join me in encouraging all parties involved to work harder and faster to bring a conclusion to this matter, which has caused my constituents to live with such poor road surfaces for so many years?

Grant Shapps Portrait Grant Shapps
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this issue. I am not sure whether this is one of those situations where the road has not yet been adopted and that is part of the problem.

Suzanne Webb Portrait Suzanne Webb
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indicated assent.