Transport Infrastructure Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Transport Infrastructure

Pauline Latham Excerpts
Tuesday 11th February 2020

(4 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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I see no bulldozers at present, nor any immediate prospect of them arriving.

Pauline Latham Portrait Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con)
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Local authorities have limited resources to deliver their new local cycling and walking infrastructure plans. Would my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister support the delivery of parts of those plans through appropriate local charities, such as the Derwent Valley Trust in Derbyshire, that are capable of implementing key sections of the network?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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Yes. It will be very important to collaborate with appropriate delivery vehicles, such as the charity that my hon. Friend mentions.