I am listening to the hon. Gentleman's thoughtful speech. He says that local retail centres are not a threat, but all the retail centres in Harlow are very popular and have a huge advantage because they have free parking. People can park outside the door and go about their daily business at the retail centres, whereas many shopping precincts—not just in Harlow, but all around the country—are paved over and very difficult to park near, and many have parking charges. Does he agree that free parking would make a huge difference, as my hon. Friend the Member for South West Devon (Mr Streeter) suggested?
Future of Town Centres and High Streets
Proceeding contribution from
Robert Halfon
(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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