8 November 2016
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown raises concerns about the delay to the electrification of the west coast main line and highlights the importance of dovetailing major infrastructure projects such as this and the third runway at Heathrow,
In view of the announcement made by the Department for Transport this morning that parts of the west coast main line might not be electrified until 2024, does my hon. Friend not agree that it is essential that each infrastructure project dovetails with another? The third runway at Heathrow might well be built before the west coast main line is fully electrified.
I absolutely take my hon. Friend’s point, but these issues need to be considered in the round and there are provisions in the current structure for local funding to allow areas to share visions and investment potential.