Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Duncan Hames Excerpts
Tuesday 6th January 2015

(9 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
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I will indeed. The Medway towns have benefited substantially from the growth deal, which is investing in the skills that are required if the jobs of the future are to be well paid and offer the satisfying careers that people want locally.

Duncan Hames Portrait Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD)
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I welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister to Wiltshire last month for the formal signing of the Wiltshire and Swindon local growth deal. Funding in that deal for the redevelopment of Chippenham railway station could also be of great benefit to Corsham if it enabled the reopening of a platform for local train services. Does the Minister recognise that the benefit would be much wider than to Chippenham alone?