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Northern Rail Hub

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. I very much enjoyed his use of the phrase ““pan-northern,”” of which we should have more in Parliament. I support entirely his position on funding the hub holistically as one scheme to get the maximum benefit from it, but what information does he have about the cost ratio changing if we only fund it piecemeal? Surely, if we fund the hub individually in sections, it would result in the costs increasing and the benefit ratio reducing.