Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Robbie Moore Excerpts
Thursday 8th January 2026

(2 days, 21 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Keir Mather Portrait Keir Mather
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The Government fully support the Mayor of West Yorkshire’s ambition to deliver mass transit in the region. People in West Yorkshire have waited too long for better transport infrastructure and too many promises from the previous Government have been broken. We are determined to put that right.

Robbie Moore Portrait Robbie Moore (Keighley and Ilkley) (Con)
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The latest cost projection by Labour-run Bradford council for building a pedestrian bridge between Silsden and Steeton over a busy dual carriageway is now a whopping £24 million, and the proposed design looks like some bizarre Scalextric track. Will the Secretary of State meet me to get those ridiculous cost projections under control?

Heidi Alexander Portrait Heidi Alexander
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I am happy to ask the Local Transport Minister to meet the hon. Gentleman. It sounds to me as if this is a locally managed project, and we would not interfere in that, but I am happy for a further conversation to take place.