Thursday 5th September 2019

(4 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Grant Shapps Portrait Grant Shapps
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As the terms of reference, which I encourage right hon. and hon. Members to read, make clear, this review is wide ranging and takes all such matters into account.

Clive Betts Portrait Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab)
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Given the delays to the southern section of the route, will the Secretary of State ask the review to consider the possibility of starting the northern sections before the southern section is finished, so that there is a degree of working overlap?

Grant Shapps Portrait Grant Shapps
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That is one of the things that Douglas Oakervee is looking at. Interestingly, Allan Cook’s report, which is in the Library, suggests doing phases 1 and 2a together.