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WOODHEAD TUNNEL (No. 2)

Early day motion 779, tabled 24 January 2008 by Michael Clapham (Labour). Signed by 29 members.

That this House is concerned that the National Grid company plans to relocate its five kilometre high voltage cable from the old Woodhead tunnel to the newer one built in the 1950s which will impact detrimentally on proposals for a strategic transpennine freight line linking the economies of the East and West Pennines; and asks that the Secretary of State for Transport to urge the National Grid company to consider the alternative option of repairing the old tunnel to locate the cable.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 4, Independent 1.