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HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI will ensure that the Rail Minister meets my hon. Friend and regional colleagues. In taking the right long-term strategic decision about providing more capacity on the west coast…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailWe are committed to giving everyone in Yorkshire the transport networks they deserve. As I said in response to my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts), we…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI could not have put it better myself. My hon. Friend is right that the public want us to be ambitious for the north and to make sure that the benefits of economic growth are…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailThe improvements for Leeds and the surrounding area that we have announced today are in addition to the existing improvement plans for Leeds station. The Government are…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the Calder Valley line and the importance of further electrification of the network. If I may, and in the interests of time, I will ask…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI do agree with my hon. Friend. I have a very close working relationship with Ken Skates, the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales. He and I are working on how…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that contribution and appreciate how important it is to improve the quality of rail services to all the destinations she mentioned. Some…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailPhase 3 of the plans we have announced today will deliver improvements above and beyond the work that is happening at the moment with the trans-Pennine route upgrade. My hon.…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailWe had to take some difficult decisions on electrification as part of the spending review this year, but we continue to keep the potential of full electrification of the midland…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI would be very happy to join the meeting I have already committed to on behalf of the Rail Minister; I think that would be appropriate, given the breadth of issues that have been…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI thank my hon. Friend for her question and for the measured way she has put it. I know that the issue is close to the heart of her constituents, and I know that the Rail Minister…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI would be very happy to organise a meeting between my hon. Friend and the Rail Minister. He refers to some of the congestion challenges on the west coast main line with regard to…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI know that we need to improve the performance on both the Avanti West Coast and Northern routes; the Rail Minister and I are seized of the importance of doing that. I assure my…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailWe are going to give the public the confidence that when it comes to rail infrastructure, we are spending taxpayers’ money wisely. We will learn from the mistakes of HS2 and make…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailThe £445 million investment that was announced in the spending review is historic, and we recognise that there has been under-investment in Welsh infrastructure. However, this is…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailMy hon. Friend and I have been speaking about the issue of tram-trains in recent months, and I have also had more recent conversations with the Mayor of South Yorkshire about his…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailWith permission, I would like to make a statement on the Government’s plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail. I realise that I am not the first Minister to talk about transforming…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI would be very happy to meet my hon. Friend and other Members to discuss this matter further. I would also like to pay tribute to Mayor Richard Parker for working collaboratively…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI can wholeheartedly assure the hon. Member that this announcement is good news for Bradford station. I have been working closely with Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, the leader of…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Powerhouse RailI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for her contribution. She talks about Manchester Piccadilly; I am reminded of the words of Mayor Andy Burnham, who has said to me that he…14 Jan 2026