questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 62 of the Integrated Rail Plan, published in November 2021, whether it remains his Department's policy that improvement of journey times between Birmingham and Manchester is not possible 
answerText: In line with normal practice, work to consider future service patterns and capacity in the light of Network North continues. The funding that has been redirected through our Network North plans will deliver multiple upgrades to the rail network across the...
heading: Railways: Greater Manchester