Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Wales Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Geraint Davies Excerpts
Wednesday 6th September 2017

(6 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I am extremely grateful to the Secretary of State—especially when he is briefer.

Geraint Davies Portrait Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op)
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12. Following a delegation I led in 2014 of four councils, two universities, many AMs and MPs, industry and Admiral, the then Prime Minister, David Cameron, pledged to extend electrification to Swansea, saying it would have a huge economic impact on developing employment in an area of neglected infrastructure, so will the Secretary of State stand up to the Prime Minister, as the previous Secretary of State did, and deliver the promises of the previous Prime Minister on electrification, which we so urgently need?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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That was far too long. I will not call the hon. Gentleman again in a hurry if he is going to be so long-winded. He has got to do better than that.