M5 Motorway Accident

Following the Transport Secretary's statement on the serious collision on the M5 in Somerset last Friday, Neil Parish offers his sympathy to those that lost loves ones and calls for the investigation into the maintenance of the M5 to also look at other main routes to the south-west, such as the A30 and A303.Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con): I agree with the whole House on our heartfelt sympathy for those who lost loved ones in this absolutely terrible crash. I congratulate the emergency services, which were there within four minutes, which is an excellent response. As other hon. Members have said, the M5 is the great arterial road into the south-west. However, we need to look not only at the M5, but at the A30 and A303, because they are also major roads into the west country.Justine Greening: I thank my hon. Friend for those comments. It is important that we look across the road network to ensure that roads are maintained safely. As I have said, it is important that we wait for the police to go through their investigation into this particular incident, which could take some weeks, before we can draw conclusions on any actions that need to be taken.| Hansard