Trunk Roads (Norfolk)

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 4:30 pm on 12 March 2008.

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Photo of Henry Bellingham Henry Bellingham Shadow Minister (Justice) 4:30, 12 March 2008

Thank you, Mr. Bercow, for that gentle reminder. I am bringing my remarks to a conclusion.

It is important to mention that we are trying to get the de-trunked roads re-trunked, and I should like the Minister to tell us the chances of him using his good offices to ensure that we have extra dual carriageways on the two roads that are so important to my constituency and those of my hon. Friends the Members for Mid-Norfolk and for South-West Norfolk.

In conclusion, Norfolk is a county with a very important future. It has a great economic future, but it needs the infrastructure to service that extra growth and to guarantee and secure those jobs. On the one hand, a Minister says that Norfolk must grow and meet those housing targets, but on the other, other Departments say, "All your pleas for better infrastructure will not actually be met or fulfilled." I therefore look to the Minister this afternoon to give us some guarantees and to confirm that there really will be progress.