I do not think that that is the case, but there is nobody better than the Secretary of State to answer those points. The tremendous investment at Reading station has improved the whole network to the south-west. The investment at that station alone was in the region of £800 million or £900 million. Extra flyovers were put in to improve capacity down to the south-west.
High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord McLoughlin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 30 January 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills on High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill.
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