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Railways: Coventry

Volume 507: debated on Wednesday 17 March 2010

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) whether Coventry city council has submitted to his Department a business plan for development under the Nuneaton, Coventry, Kenilworth and Leamington (NUCKLE) project which includes a station at the Ricoh Arena; and what recent discussions his Department has had with Coventry city council on the production of a future business plan in connection with the NUCKLE project; (321821)

(2) what assessment he has made of the effects of the timing of submission of business plans in connection with the NUCKLE project on the (a) timetable for delivery and (b) costs of the project.

The Department for Transport has had recent discussions with Coventry city council about producing a business plan in connection with the NUCKLE project. From this, I understand that they are proposing to submit a major scheme business case shortly. As a result, the Department has not made an assessment of the effects of the timing of submission of business plans.