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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Travel to the west country is often massively disrupted by incidents between Reading and Paddington. Given the huge investment that has gone into Reading station, is it not possible to find alternative means of connectivity between Reading and London—Reading is virtually becoming a London station—so that people from the west …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"I know the Secretary of State visited the west country a few weeks ago. Did he come back as committed as I have been for 30 years to finally doing something to improve the iconic A303?..."
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Written Question
Railway Stations: Somerset
Thursday 10th July 2014

Asked by: David Heath (Liberal Democrat - Somerton and Frome)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received from Somerset County Council on the re-opening of railway stations in Somerset.

Answered by Stephen Hammond

We are not aware of any new station propositions from Somerset County Council.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Mar 2014
A303

"In my 17 years in Parliament—other than the period when I was a Minister, when I had to secrete references to the A303 in answers on other things—there has not been a single year in which I have not raised the issue of the A303, so I am particularly grateful …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Mar 2014
A303

"In the north-east, as the hon. Gentleman says, or elsewhere. The Government were very happy to grasp that and say, “Well, the local people don’t think this is an important road, so why on earth should we invest in it?” So the road was still not dealt with at that …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Mar 2014
A303

"No...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Mar 2014
A303

"Well, the same volume of traffic will be on the road, so I am not entirely sure of that. However, I agree that Stonehenge is a priority; we have to find a solution to the problem there.

The problem with the Blackdowns is that it is extremely difficult to conceive …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Mar 2014
A303

"The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that we need the Government to commit to a strategic plan for the whole A303 corridor. What part is done first depends on how quickly things can be worked up, how long the regulatory and planning processes take and all the rest of it. …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Mar 2014
A303

"The Minister should be aware that making such an announcement in the autumn statement, and it including the Sparkford to Ilchester stretch of the A303, will enable me to retire a happy man...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Feb 2014
Flooding: Transport Disruption

"The Great Western railway is effectively out of action and many of our roads are under water. This clearly demonstrates the vulnerability of the west country to weather conditions and our lack of resilience. Will the Secretary of State consider carefully the need to provide alternative main line railway routes …..."
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