Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Rachael Maskell Excerpts
Thursday 11th June 2015

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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I congratulate my hon. Friend on his fantastic victory. I met him and the council leaders in his constituency before the election and I know that they had some positive plans for transport. Given that the council has become Conservative controlled as a result of recent elections, I look forward to working with it to see those plans taken forward.

Rachael Maskell Portrait Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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Would the Secretary of State and his Department support a strategic congestion commission for the city of York, where congestion is having a real impact on the environment, on businesses and on the lives of people living in our city?

Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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It is important for local authorities to come forward with plans, but they also have to ensure that those plans are right and proper for the city. I will be interested to hear of any plans suggested and I will look at them.