NEWS: Oxford Mail, Bicester Advertiser, Banbury Cake, Witney Gazette & The Herald Series Jan 04, 2020
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps 'too busy' to discuss Oxford-Cambridge Expressway
The same article is published today in the Oxford Mail, Banbury Cake, Bicester Advertiser, Witney Gazette and The Herald Series, covering Wantage, Abingdon, Didcot and Wallingford.
They report that “THE Transport Secretary has already failed on his general election pledge to review plans for a multi-billion road scheme, campaigners have said.
“Conservative MP Grant Shapps has reportedly refused to meet with representatives from the most prominent campaign against the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway, despite asking them to get in touch after last year's election.
“NEG spokesman Olivia Field said: “It is really disappointing that, having been asked to contact the Transport Secretary again after the election, we have now been told he is ‘unable to commit to a meeting’
“We would like him to reconsider as people all along the Ox-Cam Arc are really frustrated and deeply concerned about this scheme and need clarity of what is happening and when.
“They were told there would be a priority review but no information has been forthcoming, and no time has been made available to discuss this with NEG.””
NEG is asking it’s supporters to write to the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP, to ask him to reconsider and make time to meet with NEG. Please add your voice to those who’ve already done this. You can find wording for the email here, to send to Grant Shapps at TransportSecretary@dft.gov.uk .
NEG has also asked the 6 MPs along the Ox-Cam Arc, who pledged support to our campaign in the General Election to write to Grant Shapps requesting he meet with NEG.
You can read the full article here and NEG’s Press Release here.
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