Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alexander Stafford and Iain Stewart

Wednesday 29th June 2022 Commons Chamber

[Iain Stewart]

The hon. Gentleman is, I am afraid, completely wrong. Scotland will be connected to HS2 from day one and the project will deliver enormous capacity and journey time improvements. On the specific issue of the Golborne link, Sir Peter Hendy’s review found that it was not the optimal way to connect the high-speed line to the classic network, but we are looking at better alternatives to deliver that increase in capacity.

[Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con)]

5. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential economic impact of building two freeports in Scotland.