HIGH SPEED RAIL LINKS IN THE UK

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That this House welcomes the publication by the Institution of Civil Engineers, The Missing Link - A Report on high-speed rail links in the UK; agrees with its conclusions that the construction of a high-speed rail link between Scotland, the North and Midlands of England and London would bring considerable benefit to the UK transport system, economy and environment; and urges the Government to commission the detailed study on the development of such a line called for in the institution's report.