Rail Electrification: Northern Powerhouse

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 16 July 2015.

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Photo of Jason McCartney Jason McCartney Conservative, Colne Valley 11:30, 16 July 2015

The trans-Pennine rail route goes through Slaithwaite and Marsden in my constituency. Will the Secretary of State confirm when he expects Sir Peter Hendy to report back about the pause on electrification, and will he take this opportunity to debunk the myth going around that the Pacers will be replaced by refurbished tube trains, which obviously is not true?