Written question asked by Catherine McKinnell (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative) on Monday, 16 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Intercity Express Programme
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the economic contribution of the Intercity Express Programme to the (a) UK, (b) North East and (c) South West.
- Answer
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Rail services are a vital part of the economy and the Intercity Express Programme is part of the national programme of modernisation works taking place on our railways that will improve the experience of rail users and stimulate economic growth across the UK.
The Intercity Express Programme has led to Hitachi investing in a state of the art facility at Newton Aycliffe which has created over a 1000 new jobs in the North East and supported thousands more in the UK supply chain. We expect the programme’s benefits to be realised once all the Intercity Express trains are in service on the Great Western and East Coast mainlines in 2020.
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- 162557
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- 2017-19
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- Intercity Express Programme
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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