Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a comparison of journey times for travel between Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, York and Hull, using the options included in the Integrated Rail Plan.

The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) includes journey time information between Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, York and Hull and has been stored in the Library of the House. IRP proposals will reduce journey times between Manchester and Leeds by 22 minutes, Liverpool and Manchester by 15 minutes and Liverpool and Leeds by 33 minutes. Trains from Hull and York to Manchester and Liverpool will also see faster journey times.