Network Rail: Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Programme Debate
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
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Network Rail: Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Programme
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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab)
My Lords, following on from what the noble Lord has just said about the importance of this to the east of England, does the Minister also agree that the Government need to press on determinedly with the Oxford-Cambridge link? That too would have a very powerful impact, not just on the UK economy but on the east of England.
Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)
The noble Lord is right that we need to find those projects that will have the most benefit to both passengers and freight. That is the whole point of the rail network enhancement pipeline; it will set out our priorities, give certainty to the supply chain and allow us to continue to invest £2 billion a year on enhancements.