Catherine McKinnell
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(4 years, 10 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
I would be only too happy to look in detail at the Goole-Leeds line and see what we can do to assist—we will suck it and see, as they say.
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North) (Lab)
Newcastle and the north-east need this infrastructure investment in both HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail without any further delay. Will the Prime Minister make an immediately deliverable improvement to our national infrastructure, to ensure that the north-east and Newcastle are NPR and HS2-ready, by investing in our east coast main line, which needs urgent infrastructure investment between York and Newcastle?
The Prime Minister
The hon. Lady makes an excellent point, and we are indeed upgrading the digital signalling on the east coast main line.