East West Rail

Richard recently wrote to the Transport Secretary regarding the environmental protections included in the East West Rail non-statutory consultation in light of the Chancellor's statement that bats, newts and indeed all ecological considerations were very much secondary to her plans for infrastructur

Earlier this month, Richard wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport regarding the Chancellor's recent statement on reducing environmental protections on large scale infrastructure projects, including East West Rail.Richard Fuller MP said:In my letter to the Transport Secretary, I pointed out t

In January, ahead of the East West Rail consultation closing, Richard wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport requesting details of the business case for East West Rail and any available updates to the projected costs of the project.Richard Fuller said:I have now had a reply from the Rail Mini

Last week, Richard met with Will Gallagher, Chief Strategy & Development Officer at East West Rail (EWR) to discuss borehole drilling in Ravensden as part of their ground assessments.Richard Fuller MP said:Following that meeting, Will shared with me a breakdown of the mitigation measures that EW

In her growth statement on Wednesday, the Chancellor confirmed her backing for East West Rail and announced that the building of an East Coast Mainline Station at Tempsford would be expedited by 3-5 years.

On Friday, Richard sent his submission to the East West Rail non-statutory consultation.

Ahead of Friday's deadline for submissions to the East West Rail non-statutory consultation, Richard wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport.

At his first meeting with David Hughes, the latest Chief Executive of East West Rail, Richard Fuller MP talked him through some of the issues that local residents have raised with him about the current consultation.Summarising the meeting, Richard said:There are concerns about the impact East West R

Richard has now received a response from East West Rail further to his letter raising concerns following the Cleat Hill gas explosion about their proposed ground investigations in Ravensden.Richard Fuller MP said:This is a reassuring response from David Hughes, CEO of East West Rail.To initiate the

Last week Richard wrote to the new Chief Executive of East West Rail, David Hughes, to raise his concerns about their proposed ground investigations around Ravensden.Richard Fuller MP said:These ground investigations would involve drilling boreholes in an area that we now know, due to the tragic exp