Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stuart Andrew and Andrew Percy

Monday 24th April 2017 Commons Chamber

[Andrew Percy]

There has been no change to the Government’s policy on HS2. I remind the hon. Gentleman that, in addition, there is £13 billion of other investment. Over the next two years, particularly on the trans-Pennine line, there will be new rail, new carriages and new services—a whole new passenger experience. There will be over £2 billion of investment in that important transpennine route under the Government. The northern rail franchise will operate on an improvement basis, unlike the no-improvement basis when it was run by the Labour party.

[Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con)]

15. What plans he has to introduce an alternative method of estimating the number of homes a local area may need.