RESOLVED

1.         That the content of the Council’s Statement of Case (Appendix A to the report) to allow the Council to present evidence verbally at the Public Inquiry, should current issues remain unresolved, be ratified.

RECOMMENDED to Council

1.      To oppose the proposed ‘Network Rail (East West Rail Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order’ to the extent as set out in the Executive report, to allow the Council to present evidence verbally at the Public Inquiry, should current issues remain unresolved.

2.      That the Council’s Statement of Case at Appendix A to the Executive report be ratified.