Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the Integrated Rail Plan.
The Department will soon publish its Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) which will look at how best to deliver major rail investments in the North and Midlands including HS2 Phase 2b, Northern Powerhouse Rail and other major Network Rail schemes, so that the benefits of these investments are delivered to passengers and communities more quickly.