Dave Wedd wrote... >"Adrian Stott" wrote: >> "Dave Wedd" wrote: >>> Incidentally the Waterways >>>Minister wasn't there - some lame excuse about biodiversity and having to >>>meet Prince Charles. >> >> I understand the Hon. Barry actually was at the recent Parliamentary >> Waterways Group Meeting. But, how sad, he could stay for only half an >> hour, and left after dealing with only the first couple of (tame, >> pre-submitted) questions from the crowd. >> >> Underwhelming. >> >According to Hansard, the Hon. Barry did not speak. Sir Peter Soulsby's >comments at the beginning indicate he wasn't there at all. > >Ben Bradshaw was there instead, and spoke about 10 minutes before the end. > I think you are getting mixed up between the regular Parliamentary Waterways Group meeting and the one-off Adjournment Debate on waterways funding. -- Martin Clark
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