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The Government is committed
to a new high speed
rail line being built between London and Birmingham and
has given a company called High Speed 2 a £5m budget to draw up
options for extending it further north. It’s my belief that an East Coast
high speed rail route between London and Leeds is vital for the
Leeds' future growth and for the future of the
region.
Transport Secretary Lord Adonis has raised the prospect of a high
speed trans-Pennine rail link connecting Leeds with both Manchester
and Newcastle, while Sir David Rowlands, Chairman of High Speed 2,
recently told the YEP that Yorkshire will be included in plans he
will present to ministers by the end of this year. I have called
for a major campaign by city leaders in Leeds to highlight the
importance of high speed rail. I know how important it is to
the future of the city and I will continue to make the case
along with other cities that would benefit from an East Coast high
speed rail network.
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