Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on the economy of the (a) North West of England and (b) Yorkshire and Humber region of not delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail in full.

The Department for Transport is currently finalising the business case for Northern Powerhouse Rail. As part of this, we are conducting economic analysis on a range of options including an assessment as to their levelling-up impact on different regions in the North of England.