Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 15 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 October 2007. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Monday, 29 October 2007 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Departments: Policy

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what policy changes her Department has implemented since 27 June 2007.

Answer: The Department has implemented a number of new and changed policies since 27 June 2007. We have kept Parliament fully informed of these changes.For example:"the publication of the interim report on the Ports Policy Review on 19 July, about which I made a written statement to the House;""substantial improvements to the railway as set out in the Rail White Paper (““Delivering a Sustainable Railway””) on 24 July, which was the subject of an oral statement in the Commons by the Secretary of State on the same day; and""the Prime Minister gave Crossrail the go-ahead when he announced a £16 billion funding deal had been secured to allow for its construction; the details of which were set out in the comprehensive spending review on 9 October."

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