East West Rail

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

This month, Richard met with Lord Hendy, the new Rail Minister, regarding East West Rail.Richard Fuller MP said:I was grateful for the opportunity to have an online meeting with Lord Hendy ahead of the launch of the latest consultation by East West Rail on 14 November.I reiterated the reasons why so

East West Rail have announced that their Statutory Consultation programme will be delayed due to the upcoming General Election.

Last week the Transport Select Committee in Parliament heard evidence from various stakeholders associated with East West Rail. Richard Fuller MP said: I sat through the hearings and I have to say I was not impressed. It is publicly recorded that the return on taxpayer investment will be little

The National Audit Office (NAO), which is the taxpayers’ watchdog, has completed its investigation into the East West Rail (EWR) project and published their report on Wednesday.  Richard Fuller MP said: I met with the NAO earlier this year to push for an investigation and I am pleased they f

On Thursday, Rail Minister, Huw Merriman, visited North East Bedfordshire to look at some of the challenging topography of the East West Rail route and meet with parish and Borough Councillors and representatives from BFARe. The Minister took up Richard Fuller MP’s invitation to visit during a parl

This week, the National Audit Office (NAO) announced that it would be launching an investigation into the East West Rail (EWR) project. Richard met and wrote to the NAO earlier this year, asking them to look into EWR.

On Tuesday in Parliament, Richard held a parliamentary debate in Westminster Hall to highlight the flaws in the underlying rationale for East West Rail, and to continue to push the argument that better, greener alternatives exist to deliver the growth that EWR purports to enable. Westminster H

Ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on East West Rail on Tuesday afternoon, Richard was interviewed on BBC 3 Counties Radio about his disappointment on the recent route announcement and the further confusion it has created for residents.

Following East West Rail's recent alignment announcement, Richard met with representatives from affected Parish Councils, Bedford Borough Council, local campaign groups and the newly elected Bedford Mayor. Richard Fuller MP said: I met with representatives along the proposed route to discuss next