Govia Thameslink/Rail Electrification Debate
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Diana Johnson
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Govia Thameslink/Rail Electrification
Diana Johnson Excerpts(6 years, 4 months ago)
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Joseph Johnson
The answer is yes, and the terms of reference of the Glaister review, which are public, allow for that.
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
As we have been talking about the north, I want to ask a question about it. I believe that the Rail Minister is also the Minister for London; it is a shame that the Secretary of State, who has the whole country on his watch, is not here today. If it is true that the Department has not yet signed off the trans-Pennine money, why can we not transfer the power to decide what is best for the north from the Department to Transport for the North, which is what the One North campaign has been asking for?