HS2: Revised Timetable and Budget

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:42 pm on 14 March 2023.

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Photo of Chris Elmore Chris Elmore Opposition Whip (Commons) 12:42, 14 March 2023

The Minister has answered over and again that the projects will apply solely to England. The last time I checked, Manchester, Crewe and Birmingham were not in Wales. Can the Minister set out the economic benefits for Wales, where no track is being laid? He has given three answers about how Wales’s infrastructure for Network Rail is funded. The reality is that we have 11% of the track but 2% of the funding. The Tories are failing Wales and are investing nothing in Welsh rail infrastructure.