Debates between Lord Hammond of Runnymede and Richard Fuller during the 2015-2017 Parliament

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Debate between Lord Hammond of Runnymede and Richard Fuller
Tuesday 29th November 2016

(8 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Richard Fuller Portrait Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con)
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The key insight of the Government’s productivity plan is that value can be unlocked through more timely implementation, so will the Chancellor have a word with the Transport Secretary to see how he can speed up the completion of the final part of the Oxford to Cambridge link from Bedford to Cambridge?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Philip Hammond
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I will certainly have a word with my right hon. Friend. This is partly about smart delivery, but it is also about having certainty and a pipeline that allows contractors in the supply chain to plan ahead.