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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome my right hon. Friend to her place. May I urge her to continue the work of the former cycling Minister and Active Travel England, who were enthusiastic supporters of the improvement and upgrading of the cycle route between Newcastle and Hexham, and ultimately to Carlisle, to a cycle …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"9. What recent progress his Department has made on the feasibility study on dualling of the A69...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Dualling the A69 is needed for the long-term economic plan of the true north and is supported by all the local MPs and businesses, and by a number of petitions put forward by constituents of mine and constituents in Carlisle. My hon. Friend the Member for Carlisle (John Stevenson) and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2015
Infrastructure Bill [Lords]

"I very much welcome this plan, because for too long we have had isolated, year-by-year approaches. This will make a real difference, particularly in the north, where we have, for example, the A69 dualling scheme. That was approved for a feasibility study by the Chancellor in the autumn statement, but …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2015
Infrastructure Bill [Lords]

"It has been a long struggle for many of us, and I congratulate hon. Members of all parties on instituting, bringing forward and finally getting Government agreement on the cycling strategy, which I shall briefly address.

We have spoken in various debates over many years to get where we are, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Dec 2014
Infrastructure Bill [Lords]

"May I return to the fundamentals of the Bill? Does the Minister agree that a key issue in the Bill is the implementation of the Wood review? That will have a huge impact on the recoverability of oil and gas—not only in Scotland, but in the north-east of England, which …..."
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Written Question
River Tyne: Bridges
Monday 1st December 2014

Asked by: Guy Opperman (Conservative - Hexham)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department expects the refurbishment of Ovingham Bridge in Hexham constituency to be finished; and if he will publish a stage by stage assessment of likely progress points.

Answered by Robert Goodwill

The Ovingham Bridge scheme is grant funded through the Department’s Local Pinch Point Fund. The Department monitors progress through quarterly returns submitted by Northumberland County Council. The detailed programme and project management is a matter for the local authority as scheme promoter.

The most recent return reports that construction began last March and the scheme is due for completion in July 2015.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Dec 2014
Road Investment Strategy

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Dec 2014
Road Investment Strategy

"I may be at the end of the road when being called at questions, but the triumphant campaign to dual the A69, led by my hon. Friend the Member for Carlisle (John Stevenson), and the feasibility study announced by the Secretary of State, are most welcome. Is the Secretary of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 15 Oct 2014
Transport in the North-East

"I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate and endorse her comments about the bus contract. Does she agree that when the contract is negotiated, as it probably will be, it is important that it is not entirely focused on urban areas, and that the regional areas of …..."
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