Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Midlands Rail Hub on rail usage in that region.
The Department for Transport received the Outline Business Case for Midlands Rail Hub on 14th November. We will need to assess the contribution of the scheme to forecast impacts on rail usage in the Midlands region, including taking account of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on changing travel demand.