Railways in Parliament

摘要

Your railway ideas! NEWPORT East MP Jessica Morden asked when the Government plans to publish the full application form for the Restoring Your Railway Ideas fund. Transport minister Chris Heaton-Harris replied:"The online form for registering an interest in the second round of the ideas fund was sent to MPs on May 15. "The full application form will be published on gov.uk during week commencing May 25. We will let members know when the form is available, as we have done at all stages of the Restoring Your Railway Ideas. The deadline for applications is June 19. "We received 60 bids for the first round, which have recently been assessed, and the next steps from this round will be communicated to members and promoters shortly." Naming HS2 machines CHESHAM and Amersham MP Dame Cheryl Gillan asked what estimate the Department for Transport has made of the cost of holding a public vote on naming the HS2 tunnelling machines.