Today, I asked the Prime Minister to assure me that there would be no delay in pushing ahead with Northern Powerhouse Rail.
I know that many people in the Calder Valley have been calling not just for HS2, but for better transport links and in particular our transpennine routes. That’s why, to make sure passengers in Calder Valley see the benefits of both projects more quickly, the government will develop a plan for rail across the North to bring better rail links to the region sooner and more cost efficiently.