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Debate between Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford and Andrew Selous
Tuesday 10th December 2013
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Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon) (Con)
4. What steps he has taken to increase infrastructure investment.
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (Con)
6. What steps he has taken to increase infrastructure investment.
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander)
Average annual investment in infrastructure has risen to £45 billion per year under this Government, compared with just £41 billion during the last five years of the previous Government. Last week we published an updated national infrastructure plan that set out our long-term plan for meeting those ambitions for the next decade and beyond. That included a pipeline of £375 billion-worth of projects, building on the announcements we made in June.