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Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Thursday Volume 538 12 January 2012 No. 247 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Thursday 12 January 2012 £5·00 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2012 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Parliamentary Click-Use Licence, available online through The National Archives website at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/our-services/parliamentary-licence-information.htm Enquiries to The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU; e-mail: [email protected] 307 12 JANUARY 2012 308 Mike Penning: I am always more than happy to meet House of Commons colleagues, especially to discuss the A23, which is a much-improved road since the Hindhead link tunnel Thursday 12 January 2012 was opened. The stretch of the A23 about which my hon. Friend is concerned is mainly a matter for the Mayor, but I am more than happy to help in any way I The House met at half-past Ten o’clock can. Stephen Metcalfe: The Minister is aware of the PRAYERS importance to the national economy of the Dartford crossing, and he is introducing plans to increase capacity. However, to get the maximum benefit from those [MR SPEAKER in the Chair] improvements work must be done on junctions 30 and 31 of the M25. When will the Minister publish detailed, costed plans for those improvements, which are especially important given the developments that have taken place Oral Answers to Questions in the Thames Gateway? Mike Penning: I can tell my hon. Friend the Member TRANSPORT for Thurrock—[Interruption.] My hon. Friend the Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock (Stephen Metcalfe); I apologise for having got the constituency name wrong, The Secretary of State was asked— but it is a long time since I stood for election in that part of the world. We are currently working on the costings Road Infrastructure for junctions 30 and 31. As my hon. Friend will be aware, the fantastic investment by DP World at the 1. Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con): What steps she Gateway port means there will be work at junction 30, is taking to improve road infrastructure. [88221] and we will publish proposals as soon as we can. 4. Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con): What Julian Sturdy: As my hon. Friend the Minister will steps she is taking to improve road infrastructure. know, I am deeply concerned about the A64 and the [88224] A237 in York. Those vital road corridors are increasingly 10. Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) congested and accident prone and are a major drain on (Con): What steps she is taking to improve road our local economy. Can the Minister give me any infrastructure. [88231] information about any future funding for projects, and will he again meet me and a group of local MPs who 13. Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con): What steps she share my concerns? is taking to improve road infrastructure. [88234] Mike Penning: It looks like I shall be very busy with The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport meetings, but I am more than happy to meet my hon. (Mike Penning): The Government announced in 2010 Friend and his colleagues as we look for new road that we were investing £2.1 billion to start 14 new road programmes for the future. He may not know that I was schemes over this spending review period and to complete on the A64 to Scarborough on new year’s day and eight existing schemes. A further £1 billion of new experienced some of the traffic problems on that day. investment was also allocated in the autumn statement to tackle areas of congestion on the strategic road Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab): As the Minister’s network. constituency is near mine, he will know that we in the eastern region have terrible east-west road links. Is he Mark Garnier: As the Minister will be aware, a number carefully considering any serious schemes for improving of other projects can have specific local economic impacts. those links? Two such projects are the Stourport link road and Hoo Brook link road in Wyre Forest. Will the Minister meet Mike Penning: Yes, and we are looking very closely at me and the leaders of Wyre Forest district council and one of the most significant road problems we have: the Worcestershire county council to discuss how his A14 link across the eastern corridor. We have limited Department might assist in the progress of those two available funds, but I am very pleased that the Chancellor projects? announced an extra £1 billion in the autumn statement. I will be happy to work with the hon. Gentleman at any Mike Penning: I will be more than happy to meet my time to improve the transport links in our part of the hon. Friend and those council leaders, but I think this is world. probably a matter for my colleague the Minister for local roads, the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op): my hon. Friend the Member for Lewes (Norman Baker). Although we always like to hear of the big schemes, is If he can meet them, that will be fine, although, ultimately, the Minister aware that low-cost engineering schemes these matters are for the local authorities. save the most lives? They are the best investment and offer the best bang for the buck. In this the United Gavin Barwell: Congestion on the A23 is a major Nations decade of accident reduction, the most likely problem. Will the Minister or one of his colleagues cause of death for any young man anywhere in the meet me to discuss what the Department, along with world is a road accident, so will we consider any innovations the Mayor of London, can do to improve conditions on we might introduce on the roads through low-cost that road? schemes? 309 Oral Answers12 JANUARY 2012 Oral Answers 310 Mike Penning: The hon. Gentleman is absolutely Mrs Villiers: In considering the recommendations of right and the fact that he mentions is a sad indictment. the independent McNulty report and before any decision Boys aged between 17 and 25 are 10 times more likely to was made on changes to future ticket office rules, it be involved in an accident than a lady of that age. would of course be vital carefully to assess the needs of Low-cost schemes are vital, and some of the very low-cost disabled communities and pensioners. That would be a schemes, such as retro-reflective paint on roads, have very important part of any decisions made on future moved things on a huge amount in the last 10 years. I reform of ticket offices. assure the hon. Gentleman that I am considering such schemes. Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con): The McNulty report identified some 30% savings in real costs across Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab): The Government the piece. If that is to be achieved by the closure of have approved construction of the Switch island to ticket offices or in other ways, what will the Minister do Thornton relief road. The land is owned by a number of to ensure that that money will be passed on not to the Government agencies, including the Forestry Commission, rail companies but to the users? The line from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and the Chippenham—the constituency of my hon. Friend the Highways Agency. Will the Minister encourage his Member for Chippenham (Duncan Hames)—to London ministerial colleagues to speed up negotiations with is among the most expensive in the world: more, mile Sefton council, so that work can start on the road? for mile, than the cost of Concorde. We need to cut those rates, and we can do that by saving money on the Mike Penning: I am working with other Departments infrastructure. and Ministers. This is a vitally important scheme and we will push it forward as fast as we possibly can. Mrs Villiers: We have made it clear that it is vital to get the costs of running the railways down, and it is also vital that the benefits of those cost reductions be shared Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD): Cycle by both taxpayers and fare payers so that we can give infrastructure is sadly lacking across the country and both better value for money. If we can achieve savings that causes a number of safety problems, such as a on the scale contemplated by McNulty, we could, we recent tragedy at King’s Cross and many others around hope, see the end of the era of above-inflation fare the country. What steps is the Minister taking to improve increases. the quality and amount of cycle infrastructure on our roads? Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab): Costs impact on fares, as the Minister has just said. In London, Mike Penning: Most of the roads I am responsible for Conservative Mayor Boris Johnson—[HON.MEMBERS: are part of the national road infrastructure, and I hope “Hooray!”] I expected a more Pavlovian response, there are no cyclists on that part of the infrastructure. Mr Speaker. Mayor Johnson has approved rises on However, the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: cycling average of nearly 6%, yet Labour mayoral candidate is vital not only to local commuting and enjoyment but Ken Livingstone—[HON.MEMBERS: “Hooray!”] Much to the health of the nation. I am sure that the Under- better, Mr Speaker. Both sides of the House appreciate Secretary of State for Transport, my hon. Friend the the Labour candidate; I am sure he would be very Member for Lewes (Norman Baker) was listening closely reassured.
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