Rail Investment and Integrated Rail Plan Debate
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Robbie Moore
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Rail Investment and Integrated Rail Plan
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Louise Haigh
That is exactly the point, and it was the point of the original plans for HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail. The hon. Members for Shipley (Philip Davies) and for Keighley (Robbie Moore) understand that. They understand what it means to scale back NPR. They have described the decision as hugely and bitterly disappointing.
Robbie Moore (Keighley) (Con)
The hon. Lady mentions electrification, but does she recognise that in 13 years of Labour Government, they only electrified 63 miles, which is the equivalent of 4.8 miles a year?
Louise Haigh
This Government have been in power for 11 years. What have they done for the people of his constituency? He has described it as “utterly disappointing”.