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HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetMay I thank my hon. Friend? It was a pleasure to visit him and see some of the impacts in Buckinghamshire, which he so ably represents. I absolutely accept, as does HS2 Ltd, that…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI try to make myself available to all colleagues across the House, and I would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman. To be clear, Old Oak Common is a massive regeneration…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetMore detail will be added when the six monthly report for HS2 comes before the House. We also have the enhancement pipeline, which we will look to publish in the months to come.…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetPerhaps I can clarify and try to assist, because I can see the obvious trap I am being invited to fall into. First of all, the Leeds route study has to be published, responses…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI have the greatest sympathy for my hon. Friend’s constituents. They have been ably represented by him, because he has spoken to me on a number of occasions. I have already set…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetMr Speaker, it is another trap I do not wish to walk into, beyond saying that with regard to the plans going eastward, which will allow for much faster services to London and…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetMy hon. Friend gives me the opportunity to confirm again that we remain on track for the delivery of HS2 between Old Oak Common and Curzon Street. We expect to see trains…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetAs I hope I have outlined, I would be surprised if there was a single constituency, of the 650 represented in this House, that did not have its part to play in terms of business…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI fear that I am becoming a stuck record. I said that the document has cleared through the desk of the Department for Transport. The entire Government will hear the House loud and…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetMy right hon. Friend certainly speaks for me. I want to talk up all those who work on this project. We are building HS2 because it allows us to better connect our cities. For…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetIf there were no commitment to Manchester, the Bill Committee would have been disbanded, but it continues to go ahead for section 2b, and the indicative timescales remain exactly…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetThe line of route remains the same. There is a two-year rephasing of the section up towards Crewe, but the line of route remains the same as when it was announced. My hon. Friend…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetThe hon. Member has been persistent in asking those questions, and I have just signed off another written ministerial response to him on that. The answer remains that we intend to…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI represent the good people of east Sussex, where not a single mile of track is being laid either. HS2 investment will be spread across the UK. I have deliberately used the figure…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetAs the HS2 east proposals outlined in the integrated rail plan are fleshed out, we will provide more detail, both in response to the Chair of the Transport Committee and ongoing…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetThat is not the case at all. Investment in enhancements on the railway will apply to England and to Wales. The enhancements pipeline to be published in the months to come will…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI recognise the frustrations that delays to large infrastructure projects can cause. HS2 phase 2b, for example, is being looked at by a House of Commons Bill Committee; there will…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetI reiterate the benefits of HS2 with regard to the United Kingdom as a whole. The hon. Gentleman will be interested in the options for the Golborne link; we will be writing back…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetMy hon. Friend is an assiduous champion for the active travel sector, and I have worked with her over the years in that regard. We are still committed to spending £3 billion on…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetThe rationale behind this is to balance the vast amounts we are spending on HS2 and other transport and infrastructure projects with the priority to grow the economy and reduce…14 Mar 2023