Transport Infrastructure Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Transport Infrastructure

Alison Thewliss Excerpts
Tuesday 11th February 2020

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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My hon. Friend is entirely right in what he says. I speak as an MP for a seat on the route. As in his constituency, thousands of people have faced confusion and uncertainty about HS2, and it is vital that they are treated properly, which is why the construction commission will look at making sure that everyone is treated fairly.

Alison Thewliss Portrait Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP)
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The Scottish environmental journalist Rob Edwards has warned since 1995 about the munitions dumps by the Ministry of Defence in Beaufort’s Dyke, the deepest point in the north channel of the Irish sea, and the exact route of the Prime Minister’s latest fantasy bridge. Will the Prime Minister abandon the project and give the money to the Northern Irish and Scottish Governments directly so that we can invest in priorities for Scotland and Northern Ireland, rather than his fantasy plans?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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We will bring forward proposals in due course.