“When he plans to announce the long-term arrangements for Royal Marines bases.”
Asked by
Luke Pollard
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander)
We are empowering the Mayor of the West Midlands to deliver the better, more reliable connections that communities in Dudley need and deserve. Mayor Richard Parker is already putting the £2.4 billion in more flexible, integrated funding that we are providing to good use, delivering on transformative local priorities such as metro expansion, bus franchising and light rail.