High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill

I thank the Secretary of State for giving way so early in his speech, and I ask him to forgive me as I cannot be here for its entirety because I have other duties outside the Chamber, but I hope to return. He says he is very proud of this new railway the Government are building, but can he explain why he is building a railway with old technology? Back in 2015, the Japanese beat all their records with a Maglev train, whereas we appear to be building something from the last century, not something for the future.