Her question follows that of Sir Alan Beith in the Commons the week before. I do not doubt their sincerity, nor the affection in which they both hold north Northumberland.
But we have heard it all before. The truth is (and it so saddens me to say it, as Sir Alan clearly cares for his patch) that as a Liberal Democrat he is poorly equipped to persuade Westminster of the need to rebuild this crumbling road.
Yes, the Labour Government removed the A1 from the national road network.
But we need to remember that this happened on Sir Alan's watch.
He was powerless to stop it, leaving north Northumberland without an effective voice on the issue at Westminster.
The ongoing debacle of the condition of the A1 demonstrates that, sadly, after 35 years of local service, Sir Alan does not have the influence or the ideas to push on and get it done.
What will he do in the next Parliament that he has not already tried after being in London for so long?
Going cap in hand to Westminster just will not get the job done.
Daily frustrations and occasional tragedies will continue to be the trademark of our most important and busy road.
Although, as Lady Beith noted, there is not enough money set aside in the region to get the A1 dualled, it is time we realised that asking Westminster nicely for our fair share, again and again, will not get this road built.
I was interested to hear of the cross-party A1 Action Group meeting in Berwick this past month.
The Conservative candidate, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, certainly seems to have the energy to move things forward.
The group brings together an impressive array of local stakeholders determined to put together a more imaginative approach to the issue.
It was with a resigned sadness that I noted the absence of Sir Alan Beith from a gathering of people that can only bolster calls to get the A1 dualled.
Let's hope this group can move things forward for the sake of everyone in north Northumberland.
David N Prentice,
Berwick