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HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI am going to make some progress, then I will take more interventions. This hybrid Bill is the first one to deal with infrastructure in both England and Scotland. The Bill…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillThe hon. Gentleman’s suggestion is a suboptimal option, and I am sure my hon. Friend will have more to say about that. I reiterate that we have been working closely with Greater…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillWe are looking at alternatives, because it is quite possible that we could come forward with something better. I know this is something that the Minister of State, Department for…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important point in raising the environmental impacts. We are keeping negative environmental impacts to an absolute minimum, creating new habitats…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point.20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillWithin the envelope of the funding, I would like to assure my hon. Friend that we are considering all options. Going back to the issue of biodiversity, we are aiming to boost…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI can tell my hon. Friend that there is no blank cheque book. I can also tell him that we are delivering within budget. Thirdly, I know that the Minister for HS2—the Minister of…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI will make a little more progress. This is the biggest upgrade to the north and midlands rail network since the Victorian era, and the Bill is pivotal to the entire plan. Getting…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI want to make some progress, but then I will take some more interventions. Turning back to HS2 and the north-west, I must mention that this section of HS2 includes a new…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillPerhaps I should gently remind the right hon. Lady that, owing to the way in which the Barnett formula works in spending reviews, the Welsh Government have received a significant…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI am going to make some progress. HS2 will truly future-proof travel across the north. It is crucial for local services, regional services, national services and international…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillOn the specific point of a Manchester Piccadilly underground station, I can assure the hon. Gentleman that my Department has been working closely with Greater Manchester…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI am going to continue. The infrastructure was simply not built for a 21st-century economy. For example, daily passenger journeys in the Greater Manchester region have quadrupled…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI am aware of that station, but I gently remind the hon. Gentleman that the Government are investing record amounts in conventional rail alongside HS2. I am sure that the House…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Today, the House is considering the next stage of HS2—the section from Crewe to Manchester, a route that will bring…20 Jun 2022HANSARDRestoring Your Railway UpdateToday I am pleased to announce further development funding for nine rail schemes under the restoring your railway fund. This brings communities in Yorkshire, Staffordshire, County…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that issue this evening. I can understand why he would want to place his views on the record in this debate, but I know that the HS2…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI am aware that my hon. Friend the Minister of State recently visited Eddisbury. The Crewe North rolling stock depot will support the scheme’s operation, and alternative options…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI will make some progress. We are continually improving the design of this railway. This is a hybrid Bill, which means it is both a public Bill and a private Bill. It will have…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillWill the hon. Gentleman let me continue, instead of getting carried away on the Back Benches? If we were to pursue the underground option, it would result in a more than…20 Jun 2022