To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions she has had with the First Minister, Deputy First Minister and Minister for Finance in the Northern Ireland Executive on the provision of the required funding for the construction of Narrow Water Bridge between Warrenpoint in County Down and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions she has had with the First Minister, Deputy First Minister and Minister for Finance in the Northern Ireland Executive on the provision of the required funding for the construction of Narrow Water Bridge between Warrenpoint in County Down and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations she has received on river crossings in (a) London and (b) Kent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations she has received on river crossings in (a) London and (b) Kent.

Adjournment debate on Thames River crossings.

Adjournment debate on Thames River crossings.

I was going to move on to other sorts of pollution, including light and noise. I give hon. Members an assurance that when the tarmac needs to be replaced, or the soft surface, as some people like to call it, it will be replaced with low-noise tarmac. That commitment was...

I was going to move on to other sorts of pollution, including light and noise. I give hon. Members an assurance that when the tarmac needs to be replaced, or the soft surface, as some people like to call it, it will be replaced with low-noise tarmac. That commitment was...

It is a privilege to respond to this important debate that my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price) has secured. She is absolutely right that we have had many robust discussions on this in the House and when I visited Thurrock, and similar discussions on the other side...

It is a privilege to respond to this important debate that my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price) has secured. She is absolutely right that we have had many robust discussions on this in the House and when I visited Thurrock, and similar discussions on the other side...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the extension of the new crossing across the Lower Thames is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the extension of the new crossing across the Lower Thames is in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14, (d) 2014-15, (e) 2015-16 and (f) 2016-17; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration he has given to the construction of a new Thames river crossing east of Blackwall to relieve traffic on the Dartford to Thurrock crossing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consideration he has given to the construction of a new Thames river crossing east of Blackwall to relieve traffic on the Dartford to Thurrock crossing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress is being made on the A194/A184 Whitemare Pool Bridge improvement project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress is being made on the A194/A184 Whitemare Pool Bridge improvement project.

Westminster hall adjournment debate on the Severn Crossings Toll. (Relevant documents: Welsh Affairs Select Committee, session 2010-2011, HC 506, and the Government response, HC 837).

Westminster hall adjournment debate on the Severn Crossings Toll. (Relevant documents: Welsh Affairs Select Committee, session 2010-2011, HC 506, and the Government response, HC 837).

As I have said, I do not intend delaying the Committee. The answer is no. I cannot give an indication, and the hon. Gentleman can probably understand why. On that point, I hand over to the Committee Chair. I hope that I have paid the report due credit.

As I have said, I do not intend delaying the Committee. The answer is no. I cannot give an indication, and the hon. Gentleman can probably understand why. On that point, I hand over to the Committee Chair. I hope that I have paid the report due credit.

No. That would be a spending commitment, and I do not have the authority in my lowly position to dream of ever giving one. I know that the hon. Gentleman would not want to put words into my mouth, but the answer is no. The only way of funding that...

No. That would be a spending commitment, and I do not have the authority in my lowly position to dream of ever giving one. I know that the hon. Gentleman would not want to put words into my mouth, but the answer is no. The only way of funding that...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, in this ground-breaking debate. I wish I had been the first ground-breaker this afternoon, but the Under-Secretary of State for Wales got in first. It is a pleasure to be here, and to respond to the Select Committee's genuinely...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, in this ground-breaking debate. I wish I had been the first ground-breaker this afternoon, but the Under-Secretary of State for Wales got in first. It is a pleasure to be here, and to respond to the Select Committee's genuinely...

I have asked for a note, but it has not arrived. It might do—hint, hint—in the time left. I cannot understand the difference, I must admit. Clearly, car sharing is going on. It happens on the routes that go from where I used to live in Essex into London. We...

I have asked for a note, but it has not arrived. It might do—hint, hint—in the time left. I cannot understand the difference, I must admit. Clearly, car sharing is going on. It happens on the routes that go from where I used to live in Essex into London. We...

This is where I wish that I had not joined the Army at 16 but had gone to university and become a corporate lawyer. We can discuss the legalities in quite simple terms. Nothing at all can be done without the agreement of the concessionaire, so should the company decide...

This is where I wish that I had not joined the Army at 16 but had gone to university and become a corporate lawyer. We can discuss the legalities in quite simple terms. Nothing at all can be done without the agreement of the concessionaire, so should the company decide...

I do not want to pre-empt in anyway my later comments, but my hon. Friend may notice that I am not a Treasury Minister. Treasury Ministers do not do things on the back of a fag packet. Whatever we do must be evidence based and correctly calculated all the way...

I do not want to pre-empt in anyway my later comments, but my hon. Friend may notice that I am not a Treasury Minister. Treasury Ministers do not do things on the back of a fag packet. Whatever we do must be evidence based and correctly calculated all the way...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

Will my hon. Friend give way?

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans his Department has to consult local residents on a new Lower Thames Crossing; when he expects such consultation to take place; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans his Department has to consult local residents on a new Lower Thames Crossing; when he expects such consultation to take place; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has made an assessment of the economic effects of increases in the level of tolls on (a) the Severn Crossing, (b) the Dartford Crossing and (c) other major river crossings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has made an assessment of the economic effects of increases in the level of tolls on (a) the Severn Crossing, (b) the Dartford Crossing and (c) other major river crossings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has received a report from officials of his Department on the decision of the Planning Inspectorate in respect of the proposed Mersey Gateway bridge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has received a report from officials of his Department on the decision of the Planning Inspectorate in respect of the proposed Mersey Gateway bridge.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cattle bridges there are on motorways in England; what the life expectancy of such bridges was when they were built; what programme of replacement the Highways Agency has for such bridges; and what estimate he has made of the cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cattle bridges there are on motorways in England; what the life expectancy of such bridges was when they were built; what programme of replacement the Highways Agency has for such bridges; and what estimate he has made of the cost...