Department of Transport (Property Purchase)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:18 pm on 17 May 1995.

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Photo of Mr John Watts Mr John Watts , Slough 1:18, 17 May 1995

Certainly no one would be more pleased than me if the production of inspectors' reports were speeded up so that we could make firm decisions.

My right hon. Friend also suggested that the economic evaluation of the scheme may change as a result of the operation of new guidelines on discretionary purchase. I can assure him that such matters will be reviewed when my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Transport and for the Environment make their decision following receipt of the inspector's report. I assure my right hon. Friend that we shall proceed as rapidly as possible in publishing the guidelines and we shall take full account of the points that he has made in this debate.