Part of Transport – in the House of Commons at on 10 October 2024.
Fabian Hamilton
Labour, Leeds North East
Leeds North East is the only Constituency in the city without a railway station. Leeds is the largest city in Europe without a rail-based public transport system. Plans for mass transit networks in West Yorkshire are essential for jobs and our local economy, so will the Minister join me in congratulating the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, on her plans to build a tram network in Leeds in the very near future?
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