Prime Minister's question asked in the House of Commons, by Gary Sambrook (Conservative). It was answered on Wednesday, 22 November 2023 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

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Gary Sambrook (Birmingham, Northfield) (Con):

I welcome the Prime Minister’s Network North project, which will see the full £1.7 billion put into the midlands rail hub. That will reopen the central platforms at Kings Norton station, which have been derelict for so long. Will he bring forward the cash so that we can increase capacity on the line and improve journey times? Will he also look at my campaign to extend the new Camp Hill line to Longbridge? That would open up access to the new Longbridge business park, which he visited earlier in the year and will bring back manufacturing jobs to Longbridge for the first time since MG collapsed in 2005.

Answer: I am pleased that my hon. Friend’s constituency will benefit from the decision on High Speed 2 and benefit significantly from new Network North funding—an additional billion pounds to deliver the midlands rail hub in full. Decisions about Kings Norton are due to be made later this year, which should be good news to him. The extension of the forthcoming Camp Hill line services between Birmingham and Kings Norton and Longbridge will be assessed in due course, too. I hope that is helpful and I will ensure that the Rail Minister keeps him updated on progress.

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Type: Oral question
Reference: 741 c318
Session: 2023-24
Oral question type: 1st Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Birmingham Finance Railways
Link: View this Prime Minister's question on hansard.parliament.uk

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