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Speech in General Committees - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Draft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) Order 2019

"May I ask a couple of questions? What processing capacity does the Minister expect for HGVs in the junction area of the M20 that he mentioned? I am concerned about whether that is enough.

Secondly, what facilities will be available at the places where the documents are being inspected so …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Draft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) Order 2019

"My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I, too, have very serious concerns about the idea of Manston featuring at all in a solution to this, which is why the capacity issue for the processing en route is so important. I think there is a serious danger that if EU …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Tue 08 Oct 2019
Draft Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Kent (No. 1) Order 2019

"The Minister is being very generous in giving way. Was he going to come back to my question about whether there will be facilities for hauliers to undertake customs-readiness en route? My concern is that if the capacity fills up in Folkestone, Dover and Ashford—where there are customs processing facilities …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2019
Seaborne Freight

"It is very reassuring to hear about my right hon. Friend’s discussions with the ports of Dover and Calais and the contingency plans that he is putting in place. Will he tell us more about how companies can get to know what they have to do to make sure that …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Jul 2017
Strategic Road Network: South West

"Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the key issues with the A358 is that we must ensure that we have a north-south link between our parts of Somerset, which would enable the Somerset economy to grow to its full potential?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Diesel Vehicle Scrappage Scheme

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Apr 2017
Diesel Vehicle Scrappage Scheme

"I am very heartened to hear that the Minister estimates that we should look after the rural areas just as we look after the cities. I was a little worried that the Opposition spokesman’s contribution suggested that we should purely focus on cities. In Yeovil, we have an air quality …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Dec 2015
Weymouth to Waterloo Rail Line

"Thank you, Mrs Moon. It is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax). Delivering jobs and opportunities to the south-west is at the centre of my mission as an MP and a major focus of our Government. Somerset is a key gateway …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Dec 2015
Airports Capacity

"Job prospects in the south-west and in the rest of the country outside the south-east would clearly be best enhanced by an expansion at Heathrow, but it needs to be legally secure. Does my right hon. Friend agree that sometimes it is best to have a thorough look at these …..."
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Written Question
A303: Bypasses
Thursday 10th September 2015

Asked by: Marcus Fysh (Conservative - Yeovil)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to improve the safety of the Ilminster bypass on the A303; and if he will direct the Highways Agency to revisit this matter in the light of recent serious accidents on that road.

Answered by Andrew Jones

Highways England is currently designing safety schemes to improve safety at both roundabouts at either end of the Ilminster By-pass. The Road Investment Strategy also announced, in addition to the schemes on the A303 to be taken forward in the period up to 2020/21, the Government’s intention to up-grade the A303 in subsequent road investment periods, post-2020, which will include the up-grade of the Ilminster By-pass to a dual carriageway, which will aim to further improve safety.

I do however offer my deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the people who lost their lives or were seriously injured in the collisions on the Ilminster By-pass in July 2015.

These collisions are still under Police investigation and until concluded it would be inappropriate to speculate on causes and subsequent improvements to that stretch of road. It is important to base decisions on evidence and Highways England will work with partner agencies to further reduce casualties on our roads in light of the evidence as it emerges.