Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Tony Lloyd Excerpts
Thursday 20th July 2017

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrea Leadsom Portrait Andrea Leadsom
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My hon. Friend again raises an important local constituency matter; he may well wish to seek an Adjournment debate to explore it further.

Tony Lloyd Portrait Tony Lloyd (Rochdale) (Lab)
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Further to the question of my hon. Friend the Member for Ogmore (Chris Elmore), may we have an early debate about rail transport? The rail system from Rochdale is grossly inadequate—the quality and quantity is not acceptable for a town such as Rochdale. We need an early debate so that the Secretary of State for Transport can explain the Government’s strategy for not only Wales but the north of England.