Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions Network Rail had with parliamentarians and local councillors in advance of work beginning on the bridges in Adlington, Lancashire.
Network Rail had a meeting with the Rt Hon Member for Chorley (Lindsay Hoyle MP) in winter 2013/14 and met with the Hon Member for Bolton West (Julie Hilling MP) in February 2014 to give an overview of the bridge and tunnel works required in 2014/15. Network Rail held meetings with all tiers of local government, including town councillors, borough councillors and county councillors.