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Ian Liddell-Grainger

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Wednesday 15th May 2024

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Ian Liddell-Grainger Portrait Mr Liddell-Grainger
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Of course—it will be a great privilege.

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I wanted to try to assist my hon. Friend, because he is referring to two key things. First, by reason of the HS2 funding, for the very first time, local authorities up and down the country—but particularly Devon and Somerset—are being given seven-year funding. They have a certainty of supply of funding, which allows them to purchase new equipment and machinery.

[Official Report, 23 April 2024; Vol. 748, c. 273WH.]

Written correction submitted by the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Hexham (Guy Opperman):

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