High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill
Debate between Mike Amesbury and Lindsay Hoyle
Report stage
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3rd reading
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3rd reading: House of Commons
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Report stage: House of Commons
Monday 15th July 2019
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Monday 15th July 2019
(5 years, 5 months ago)
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Mike Amesbury
In 2017, Northern rail should have been delivering two trains an hour from Northwich to Manchester on the mid-Cheshire line; it is still not doing that. When we hear of HS2’s costs spiralling from £57 billion up to even £106 billion, people look at the northern powerhouse slogan as a real damp squib.
Mr Deputy Speaker (Sir Lindsay Hoyle)
Order. I am just a little worried: we are obviously talking about new clauses to the Bill, and as much as we have all suffered with Northern rail, I want to try to keep the debate where it should be.