Heidi Alexander

Heidi Alexander

Labour — Swindon South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 9 January 2025

Debate

Railway Capacity

Contribution

I congratulate my hon. Friend on her election as Chair of the Transport Committee. She will be formidable and I look forward to working with her. I am pleased that my hon. Friend raises the question of the mess we inherited from the Conservative Government on HS2 and rail connectivity in the north. When we entered Government in July, we found a rag-bag collection of half- baked, unfunded spending commitments for rail schemes up and down the country. The previous Government drew up their Network North plans on the back of a napkin. As part of the spending review, we have started the hard work of identifying a realistic pipeline of schemes that is affordable and will deliver better connectivity in partnership with local leaders.

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