Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the Chesterfield Staveley Regeneration route.

I am grateful to the Honorable Member for his continued support for the scheme and I would be very happy to meet him to discuss it. The Outline Business Case submitted by Derbyshire County Council has been assessed in detail by officials, who have obtained additional information from Derbyshire County Council to help Ministers in their considerations.