I thank the Secretary of State for giving way. Clearly everywhere in Britain deserves better, but there are fears, as he will know, that great cities such as Stoke-on-Trent and Coventry will simply be bypassed. What meetings has he had, in particular with Stoke-on-Trent city council, in the past three months about either a stop on HS2 at Stoke, or a spur from HS2 along the route through Stoke station?
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Paul Farrelly
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 April 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill.
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