Asked by: Alister Jack (Conservative - Dumfries and Galloway)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic effect on the surrounding area of the opening of Carlisle Airport to domestic flights.
Answered by John Hayes
The Department for Transport has not made such an assessment. Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership has made £4.75 million available from its Local Growth Fund towards infrastructure improvements at Carlisle Airport. It would be a matter for airlines to decide which commercial flights they operate from the airport.
Asked by: Alister Jack (Conservative - Dumfries and Galloway)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Scottish Government about regeneration of the A75 euro-route from Gretna to Stranraer.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Road investment in Scotland is a devolved matter and as such any plans to regenerate the A75 euro-route fall to the Scottish Government.
Where there are areas of cross border interest, such as in the case of the A1 north of Newcastle, UK ministers are keen to collaborate with their Scottish counterparts.
Asked by: Alister Jack (Conservative - Dumfries and Galloway)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to upgrade the A75 euro-route from Gretna to Stranraer.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Road investment in Scotland is a devolved power and as such any plans to upgrade the A75 fall to the Scottish Government.
Asked by: Alister Jack (Conservative - Dumfries and Galloway)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Scottish Government about regeneration of the A75 euro-route from Gretna to Stranraer.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Road investment in Scotland is a devolved matter and as such any plans to regenerate the A75 euro-route fall to the Scottish Government.
Where there are areas of cross border interest, such as in the case of the A1 north of Newcastle, UK ministers are keen to collaborate with their Scottish counterparts.
Asked by: Alister Jack (Conservative - Dumfries and Galloway)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to upgrade the A75 euro-route from Gretna to Stranraer.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Road investment in Scotland is a devolved power and as such any plans to upgrade the A75 fall to the Scottish Government.