Northern Powerhouse Rail Debate

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Allison Gardner

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Wednesday 14th January 2026

(1 day, 9 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Allison Gardner Portrait Dr Allison Gardner (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Lab)
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I welcome the Government’s announcement today on Northern Powerhouse Rail. However, in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent we are still in stasis, with legacy issues such as the HS2 compound at Yarnfield, which is costing millions. I ask the Secretary of State for clarity on plans for our railway services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and for HS2 legacy issues such as the Yarnfield compound.

Heidi Alexander Portrait Heidi Alexander
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the issue of the Yarnfield compound; I am not sure that she and I have actually spoken about it directly before. If she could write to me with more detail, I would be happy to come back to her to let her and her constituents know what more we can do to provide certainty on the way forward.

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