PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Railways: Bradford (23 February 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has held with Transport for the North about the potential economic benefits to Bradford of the planned Northern Powerhouse Rail.

Asked by:
Judith Cummins (Labour)

Northern Powerhouse Rail, sometimes called HS3, is the Government’s vision for dramatically faster and more frequent rail journeys across the North, to help build the Northern Powerhouse and strengthen the British economy.

The Department is working closely with Transport for the North to assess the case for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) including whether the NPR network can serve key markets such as Bradford.

Answered by:
Andrew Jones (Conservative)
3 March 2017