Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Simon Burns and George Freeman

Thursday 12th September 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Burns]

My hon. Friend makes a valid point. He is anxious to have a direct service on the conventional rail network from Shrewsbury to London and I have considerable sympathy and support for that. That is one of the reasons that high-speed rail is so important: it is capacity, capacity, capacity, to echo a former Prime Minister on another subject. That is what will be achieved, which will help areas such as Shrewsbury.

[George Freeman (Mid Norfolk) (Con)]

9. What plans he has to ensure that the roads spending programme supports a) the A47 and b) other routes of strategic regional and national economic importance.