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Jeremy Lefroy Excerpts
Monday 26th November 2012

(11 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Owen Paterson Portrait Mr Paterson
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Probably the best thing would be for my hon. Friend to have a meeting with my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary to go into the detail of the case.

Jeremy Lefroy Portrait Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)
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What consultations is my right hon. Friend having with local councils and the Highways Agency to ensure that existing roads that do not have sufficient surface water drainage capacity will be made a priority for investment?

Owen Paterson Portrait Mr Paterson
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As I said, we are having daily meetings with other Ministries such as the Department for Transport. I talked to the Secretary of State for Transport this afternoon, and we will continue in that vein. If my hon. Friend is concerned about a particular road, he should write to the Secretary of State to take it up directly with him.