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Road Schemes

My hon. Friend has given us three options. The first was this Government or the next giving more money. The second was essentially that we need to get some money set aside. I assure him that we are putting a great deal of pressure on the regional people and making a strong argument that our scheme definitely needs doing. On the third option, which involves the county council, by going ahead with the planning, setting aside time for a public inquiry and doing all the impact studies we are doing everything in our power to ensure that the scheme happens for the benefit of our constituents. I promise my hon. Friend that I am optimistic and will not give up until that Ormskirk bypass is there.