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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 9:30 am on 28 February 2013.

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Photo of Simon Burns Simon Burns The Minister of State, Department for Transport 9:30, 28 February 2013

However charming the hon. Gentleman is, I am afraid that he is not going to tease out of me in advance what my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will announce on future timetabling in the spring this year. That would be completely inappropriate, and I know the hon. Gentleman, an experienced parliamentarian, will fully understand that.

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