Peter Aldous welcomes the decision to abandon plans for a toll on the A14 and the announcement of further investment in offshore wind which will attract private sector investment in East Anglia and Waveney.

 

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con): As a Suffolk MP, I, too, welcome the announcements on the A14 and the further investment in offshore wind. Does my right hon. Friend agree that those commitments will help to attract private sector investment and to create jobs that will be of significant benefit to the East Anglian economy and, in particular, to my Waveney constituency?

 

Danny Alexander: I agree wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend. The attraction of private sector investment alongside Government investment is one of the principal objectives of the national infrastructure plan. That is why I am so pleased today to welcome the commitment of £25 billion-worth of additional investment from British insurance companies in British infrastructure. It is precisely that sort of investment that will ensure that all of the projects are delivered.

 

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