Oral Question·Department for Transport
“What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the potential merits of funding low-cost transport projects as an alternative to HS2.”
Tabled: 17 November 2022Answered: 24 November 2022
Asked by
David Davis
Conservative — Goole and Pocklington
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Janet Daby)
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