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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Barry Sheerman Excerpts
Thursday 19th October 2017

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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As I indicated, it is very much my hope that a number of schemes around the country will start to be brought forward for development under this fund. I would be rather surprised if the Shipley eastern bypass is not one of those brought forward as a proposal to the Government early on. As he knows, I will be joining him to see the issues around the Shipley eastern bypass and to see the possible routes shortly, and I have no doubt that he and his colleagues in his constituency will be making strong representations when I visit.

Barry Sheerman Portrait Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)
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No one begrudges the money for a Shipley bypass—certainly no one in Huddersfield does. What we are angry about in Yorkshire is the fact that this Minister has taken away the money and the promise for a trans-Pennine railway electrification. That is what we will not forgive him for. He must get his act together and invest in the north.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The hon. Gentleman has gone way off the road, he really has.

Barry Sheerman Portrait Mr Sheerman
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I did mention Shipley.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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He mentioned Shipley but it is not sufficient simply to animadvert on Shipley. The question ought to relate to the matter.[Interruption.] Which is a bypass, as somebody has observed, very originally and wittily from a sedentary position.