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From The Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin
  • High Speed 2 Design Vision panel

    HS2 is a great opportunity to showcase what great British design can do.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Major package of rail improvements for Cornwall

    Multi-million pound package of rail improvements for Cornwall and the south-west announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Safeguarding directions

    Safeguarding directions along the London to West Midlands HS2 route have been updated and revised.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government bans use of CCTV 'spy cars' for on-street parking

    Use of closed circuit television spy cars on their own to enforce on-street parking made illegal.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Councils given £168 million to fix local roads

    More than 3 million potholes to be filled as part of the biggest investment in roads since the 1970s.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Big opportunities ahead for UK Rail Supply Chain

    Newly-formed Rail Supply Group to be given £500,000 of funding to help rail suppliers secure new business at home and internationally.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • London and Continental Railways

    DfT has transferred its 40% stake in Eurostar, held through London and Continental Railways, to Her Majesty’s Treasury.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchising: InterCity West Coast

    Announces the conclusion of negotiations for an agreement that will see Virgin continue to run rail services on the InterCity West Coast.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HS2: building and backing British business

    How the government is backing British business and enterprise with better infrastructure, including High Speed 2, and lower taxes.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK and China sign Memorandum of Understanding on rail

    Memorandum of Understanding will pave the way for closer co-operation on rail design and construction

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchising: Thameslink Southern Great Northern

    Govia Thameslink Railway Limited to run Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New legislation to boost infrastructure

    The Infrastructure Bill introduces new measures to make it easier, quicker and simpler to get Britain building for the future.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £15.6 million transport boost for Crewe

    Cheshire economy to benefit from major transport funding.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Two new rail stations for West Yorkshire

    Department for Transport to provide £9.5 million for stations on Leeds-Bradford line.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Building a 21st Century airspace route network

    How we can modernise UK airspace through the future airspace strategy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A5-M1 link road in Bedfordshire: advance work to get underway this month

    Work will get under way this month on the A5-M1 Link Road improvement scheme, the Highways Agency has announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Contingencies fund advance

    Announces that DfT are seeking an advance from the Contingencies Fund to meet an urgent cash requirement.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HS2 opening speech

    Concerns the second reading of the HS2 Bill and outlines the powers government is seeking to proceed with plans for Phase One of the route.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchising: Greater Anglia

    Details of the new directly awarded franchise agreement with Abellio Greater Anglia and upcoming service improvements.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail investment: Intercity Express Programme

    The East Coast Intercity Express Programme contract has been financed by Agility Trains East, bringing state-of-the-art trains into service.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government