Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Derek Twigg Excerpts
Thursday 20th March 2014

(10 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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The right hon. Lady has written to me on this matter, and I have not only corresponded with the company concerned and other interested Members, including my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Pauline Latham), but visited the company. Anna Walker, who chairs the Office of Rail Regulation, has written me a letter showing how it will investigate the points that have been made by DeltaRail.

Derek Twigg Portrait Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)
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What proportion of the money that the Government are spending and plan to spend on the railways is being spent on schemes that were initiated or started under the previous Labour Government?

Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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The schemes that have been put forward in CP5 have been approved by this Government.