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Severn Bridges

Proceeding contribution from Chris Elmore (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 31 January 2017. It occurred during Debate on Severn Bridges.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his quick canter through the history of the Rebecca riots, which are a fascinating part of our proud Welsh history. He is talking eloquently, as usual, about the impact on people—our constituents—but there is also a massive impact on business. My hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) talked about businesses in the city that they both represent. In my constituency, there are large-scale companies such as Rockwool and Northwood & WEPA Ltd. The latter produces toilet roll—we are a proud toilet roll-producing constituency—and travels right across the United Kingdom. The toll is

a double tax on business. Does my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West agree that that has a negative impact on bringing new start-up businesses to Wales?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
620 c288WH 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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