Petrol and Diesel Debate

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Department: HM Treasury
Wednesday 23rd May 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Robert Halfon Portrait Robert Halfon
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I promised my hon. Friend the Member for Great Yarmouth that I would allow him to intervene.

Brandon Lewis Portrait Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth) (Con)
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I thank my hon. Friend for giving way so generously, in an excellent debate. Rural areas such as Norfolk are affected, but does he agree that it is not just about rural areas? Places that focus heavily on the tourism industry, such as Great Yarmouth and other coastal towns, are adversely affected if fewer people are able to afford to travel there, which has a knock-on effect on our economy.

Robert Halfon Portrait Robert Halfon
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My hon. Friend is exactly right, and that is why I am proposing some of these things today.