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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Eddie Hughes Excerpts
Thursday 30th January 2020

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Grant Shapps Portrait Grant Shapps
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I was delighted to visit my hon. Friend’s constituency to see that railway line. I absolutely support his ambition and look forward to seeing him at the Beeching meeting on 4 February.

Eddie Hughes Portrait Eddie Hughes (Walsall North) (Con)
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One way of addressing regional disparity in transport investment might be to continue with High Speed 2, so will the Secretary of State join the Chancellor in supporting the continuation of that project when he meets the Prime Minister later today?

Grant Shapps Portrait Grant Shapps
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It has taken seven minutes for the subject to be raised. I do not wish to disappoint my hon. Friend, but he will not have to wait very long. We will make an announcement next month.