SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT
I met with the new Sec of State for Transport, Mark Harper, to discuss some of the important work taking place surrounding rail investment and bus route upgrades.
As you will know, whenever I meet with colleagues from the Department, I always make the case for reopening the Leamside Line.
Investment in the line would tick every box in the levelling up agenda, showing that the prosperity and connectivity of people in the NE matter.
This would go some way to addressing the disparity between the amount per head spent on transport funding in the North East compared to other areas of the country β itβs gone on for long enough.
Since becoming your MP, Iβve been fighting to make the Leamside line a priority, I will continue to champion the case for the lineβs reopening in Westminster. I have every confidence that the Government will continue delivering for the North East.