Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 9:30 am on 27 June 2013.
Lyn Brown
Opposition Whip (Commons)
9:30,
27 June 2013
Yesterday, when summing up the debate on HS2, the Minister of State, Department for Transport, failed to give comfort or even mention the Stratford solution to the congestion at Euston. Will the Government give a commitment to take seriously the cost-effective proposals for HS2 at Stratford to help the east of London, the City, Essex and Kent?
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