My hon. Friend makes a reasonable suggestion, but there is a difference between travel in the London area and the situation in other regions of the UK. I can certainly say that far more people who shop in my local town centre in Nuneaton drive there than use local transport, so we have to be pragmatic.
Future of Town Centres and High Streets
Proceeding contribution from
Marcus Jones
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 January 2012.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Future of Town Centres and High Streets.
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