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A balance must be struck, however, to ensure that the process of allocating the sum is fair and effective, alongside getting the money where we want it to be.
However, others might argue that, to get the new system right and to ensure that it works, has teeth and produces significant action, the role of the proposed road works commissioner needs to be built up more and that the commissioner needs to have a more significant presence and more staff.
A new power station on that site remains an aspiration until the Government gets off the fence and makes it absolutely clear that it will support the nuclear industry.
However, we should still ask for the slot by the end of November, so that we can get the measure through. Once the standing orders are enacted, we will have to change to the new system of questions immediately, I presume.
We want to invest in a whole range of improvements and it is vital that we get cracking with those decisions as soon as possible so that we can get on with the really important part of the job—implementing and delivering new rail projects on the ground.