Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what strategic plans they have to increase private investment in the Midlands Rail Hub.

The Government has committed in Network North to delivering Midlands Rail Hub in full and increasing funding to £1.75bn, and we have recently released £123m to Network Rail to move the first phase into the detailed design stage. As the scheme progresses through this next stage, we will work with key partners to identify and pursue opportunities for private funding.