Lord Greaves
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Earl Attlee
My Lords, we are committed to High Speed 2, but the noble Lord will understand the problems with expenditure on electrification in the current economic climate.
Lord Greaves
My Lords, does the Minister understand that certain services in the north of England, particularly commuter services around Manchester and those based in Leeds, already have a totally unacceptable degree of overcrowding? That does not take place just in the London area. Is it not absolutely essential that new carriages are provided?
Earl Attlee
My Lords, I accept that new carriages are desirable, but we have an affordability problem due to the current economic climate.