Transport Infrastructure: North-east England Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Transport Infrastructure: North-east England

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville Excerpts
Monday 23rd January 2012

(12 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, I did the best research I possibly could on behalf of your Lordships, but I confess that I did not actually drive the route. I did look on the map and I used the excellent AA Route Planner to see what the difference in time for the two would be, whether I went on the M6 or on the single-carriageway A1.

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville Portrait Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
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My Lords, given that we have run out of questions before time, may I congratulate my noble friend on the comprehensiveness of his replies?

Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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When my noble friend got to his feet, I thought, “Oh no, he is going to ask me one of those tricky questions to which I will have to agree to write”. On this occasion I shall just thank the noble Lord for his question.