Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Peter Bone and Trudy Harrison

Thursday 17th March 2022 Commons Chamber

[Trudy Harrison]

I will take the time to look into the matter further, and will endeavour to write to the hon. Member.

[Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)]

T5. The Government’s proposal to move the headquarters of the Great British Railways out of London is a great levelling-up proposal. Clearly the headquarters will have to be in the east midlands, which is the poorest region in the country, and I would guess that they will have to be in a town whose rail history goes back to 1850, whose railway has probably been newly electrified and which has a station island where there could be a development, and whose council has welcomed the proposal. May I save the Secretary of State a lot of time, worry and energy by suggesting that he should simply announce today that the headquarters will be in Wellingborough?