Karl Turner
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(9 years, 5 months ago)
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Mr McLoughlin
Indeed it is. The decision by Hitachi to base its plant in the north-east, bringing more than 700 new jobs to the area, has been universally welcomed.
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab)
Why is the only public operator effectively barred from competing and operating the line, despite having reinvested £800 million into services rather than into the pockets of shareholders?
Mr McLoughlin
For the sake of brevity, I will refer the hon. Gentleman to my earlier answers.