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Debate between Robert Halfon and Andrew Turner(9 years, 5 months ago)
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Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con)
I suggest, Mr Turner, as this debate is more directly relevant to the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich North (Chloe Smith), that she go first. I know that she asked to speak after me, but I feel morally that that is the right thing to do.
Petrol and Diesel
Debate between Robert Halfon and Andrew Turner(11 years, 11 months ago)
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Robert Halfon
My hon. Friend is completely right. My argument has always been that it is not whether people can afford to have a car—we have a great car economy—but whether they can afford not to.
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate. We worry about the cost of petrol and diesel, particularly on the island, where prices are higher than everywhere but the most extreme places such as the Isles of Scilly, the Hebrides and the northern islands. Does my hon. Friend acknowledge the additional cost of transporting fuel to such places?
Robert Halfon
The Minister will have heard what my hon. Friend says. I am sure that the fact that so many people are here today making similar points will not be lost on the ears of a Minister who we know listens.