Transport Infrastructure Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Transport Infrastructure

Lucy Powell Excerpts
Tuesday 11th February 2020

(4 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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Absolutely. We cannot have the gains of one without the other. Local productivity will not be boosted unless we improve national connectivity up the spine of this country, and that is what HS2 is all about.

Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) (Lab/Co-op)
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I strongly welcome the announcement today on HS2, but let us be clear: the question mark was written by the Prime Minister and his Government, and it should not have been written at all. Under the terms of the review we are now seeing, can he ensure that the full benefits of NPR and HS2 are fully integrated at Manchester Piccadilly station and that no stone is left unturned in making sure that that can happen?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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Yes, I certainly can.