questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what budget has been allocated to the feasibility study into future rail connectivity between Birmingham and Manchester; what options will be considered; whether construction of a new high-speed railway will be included among those options; and when the Government expects to publish its conclusions.
answerText: The budget for feasibility work on future rail connectivity between Birmingham and Manchester will draw on provision made for future network planning work. The Government has made it clear however that we will not be bringing back HS2 between Birmingham a...
heading: Railways: Birmingham and Greater Manchester