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Railways: North of England

Question for Department for Transport

UIN 212790, tabled on 30 October 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the economic benefit of High Speed 3 to the North West.

Answered on

5 November 2014

The Government has given the green light to develop proposals for HS3 as part of its long-term economic plan. HS3 will cut journey times, boost business and create more jobs and security for hardworking people in the North West. The Government, working with Transport for the North, will publish an interim report on a transport strategy for the North, including HS3, in March 2015.

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