Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Founder and Director of the "Dual the A1 Campaign" received support today from the Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell, for her campaign to complete the dualling of the road between London and Edinburgh.
Dual the Al Campaigners celebrating last December when the Prime Minister, David Cameron announced a £290m investment package to dual the A1 from Newcastle to Ellingham and for other major improvements and safety works but Anne-Marie Trevelyan, who founded the campaign in 2007, vowed to "see the job through" and continue to campaign for full dualling.
Speaking in the House of Commons during Scottish Questions, Anne-Marie Trevelyan said; "The Secretary of State will know that my Dual the A1 campaign has achieved committed funding from this Government of £290 million for the 13 miles of dualling towards the Scottish border. I will need cross-border support to build the economic case for the remaining 35 miles to complete the dualling between London and Edinburgh"
In response David Mundell said that he and John Lamont, the MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, on the other side of the border, fully support the campaign.