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Written question asked by Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 July 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 July 2017. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 July 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Tunnels: Pennines

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on the proposed trans-pennine tunnel.

Answer

Highways England and Transport for the North are continuing work to understand the cost and benefits of linking the Manchester and Sheffield areas by tunnel. This will be completed by the autumn, when more information will be made available.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4463
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Tunnels Pennines
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk