Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

John Grogan Excerpts
Thursday 5th July 2018

(5 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jesse Norman Portrait Jesse Norman
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As the hon. Gentleman will be aware, we are already investing £1.5 billion in road systems in the north-west. Of course the M65 is, in a way, a legendary road because it ends in a carpark, and no one thinks that is a satisfactory arrangement. I would welcome a further conversation with him about this, but the situation is far from straightforward.

John Grogan Portrait John Grogan (Keighley) (Lab)
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Will Ministers also look favourably on restoring a rail link between Keighley and Colne by restoring the Skipton to Colne rail link, starting in the Government Chief Whip’s constituency? Will they look carefully at the feasibility study that is under way?

Jesse Norman Portrait Jesse Norman
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That is something we will certainly be looking at carefully.