Judith Cummins – 2022 Parliamentary Question on Northern Powerhouse Rail

The parliamentary question asked by Judith Cummins, the Labour MP for Bradford South, in the House of Commons on 16 November 2022.

Judith Cummins (Bradford South) (Lab)

Seven years ago, in my first PMQs, a Conservative Prime Minister told me to stop “griping” and “get behind” his rail investment plans. A few weeks ago, the new Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said that there “wasn’t really much point” in going ahead with Northern Powerhouse Rail. Time and again, Tory Prime Ministers have promised NPR only to break their promises. Will the Deputy Prime Minister now put on the record whether he supports Transport for the North’s preferred option for NPR, with a stop in Bradford?

The Deputy Prime Minister

I can tell the hon. Lady that our £96 billion integrated rail plan will make Northern Powerhouse Rail a reality. We are committed to the project; the precise details will be set out in due course.