Question follow-through · 20475

A75: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Leader of the House in response to the question from the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway of 14 November 2024, Official Report, column 935, when she plans to

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Department for Transport
Tabled
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
18 Dec 2024
Answer
18 Dec 2024 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Leader of the House in response to the question from the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway of 14 November 2024, Official Report, column 935, when she plans to

  2. 18 Dec 2024

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  3. 18 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    In the Autumn Budget 2024, the Chancellor committed to move forward feasibility work on improvements to the A75 by providing up to £5 million to the Scottish Government in 2025-26. Initial work has been done by Transport Scotland to scope out possible opt...

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