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Railways: Midlands

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Question for Department for Transport

UIN 89002, tabled on 16 November 2022

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour
Slough
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Midlands Rail Hub on rail usage in that region.

Answer

Huw Merriman
Conservative
Bexhill and Battle
Commons

Answered on

21 November 2022

The Department for Transport received the Outline Business Case for Midlands Rail Hub on 14th November. We will need to assess the contribution of the scheme to forecast impacts on rail usage in the Midlands region, including taking account of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on changing travel demand.

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