Rail Investment

Heather Wheeler Excerpts
Monday 16th July 2012

(12 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)
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Order. We have only five more minutes—let us try to get through as many questions as possible.

Heather Wheeler Portrait Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con)
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I thank my right hon. Friend and all the Ministers and Parliamentary Private Secretaries who have worked hard with all the local MPs to make sure that this new electric spine is achieved. The point is we have a spine, and we waited 13 years for someone else to find one.

Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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I do not think I could put it better myself. My hon. Friend is absolutely right.