Appendix A: Background Documents Title The Eddington Transport Study - The case for action: Sir Rod Eddington’s advice to Government The Eddington Transport Study – Main Report: Transport’s role in sustaining the UK’s productivity and competitiveness The Eddington Transport Study – Research Annexes Northwest Regional Economic Strategy 2006 North West Route Utilisation Strategy
Date December 2006 December 2006 Various 2006 May 2007
Transport, Wider Economic Benefits, and Impacts on GDP Transport Innovation Fund Guidance
July 2005 January 2006 2007
Network Rail Business Plan North West Regional Planning Assessment West Coast Main Line Strategy The North West Plan: Submitted Draft Regional Spatial Strategy for the North West of England North West Ports Economic Trends and Land Use Study The Future of Transport: A Network for 2030 Freight Route Utilisation Strategy The Future of Air Transport Moving Forward: The Northern Way – First Growth Strategy Report The Rail White Paper: Delivering a Sustainable Railway Planning Policy Statement 11 (Regional Spatial Strategy) Planning Policy Guidance Note 13 (Transport) Evidence Base for the Eddington’s Study strategic assessment of returns to transport investment (Eddington Study Volume 3) Strengthening the Evidence Base of Key Economic and Spatial Strategies in the North West City Region Development Programme Updates
October 2006 2006 January 2006 October 2005 July 2004 March 2007 December 2003 September 2004 2007 2004 2001 January 2007 September 2006 September 2006
Author Sir Rod Eddington Sir Rod Eddington Various NWDA Network Rail DfT DfT Network Rail DfT Network Rail NWRA NWDA DfT Network Rail DfT Northern Way Steering Group DfT ODPM ODPM DfT/HMT SURF Various
Any other relevant emerging RUS documents (e.g. Yorkshire and Humber, Merseyside, Wales, West Coast Main Line and Lancashire and Cumbria) and the forthcoming Government White Paper on railways (including the High Level Output Specification) should also be taken into account by the consultants during the course of the study. Consultants are welcome to include any other documents that they may feel are relevant to this list. 1
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