He says the report is coming soon...or should that be 'very soon'?
It's been more than 18 months since Boris Johnson's government dramatically axed the Leeds leg of HS2 - before promising angry local leaders a study into how the controversial high speed rail line might at some point reach the city.
Grilled by his fellow Tory, Colne Valley MP Jason McCartney, during a panel session, the former chair of the Commons transport select committee acknowledged the report will have major implications for Leeds' plans for a mass transit system and the blighted land which may or may not be used for a new rail line.
"And so all I can say is it's off my desk, off the Secretary of State's desk, and we're working very well with another department to make sure it comes out." The Government also decided to break Boris Johnson's promise of a new high speed line between Leeds and Manchester. Instead they opted to bring the new line as far as Marsden and upgrade other lines so better journey times could be achieved more quickly.
"And also it does a lot with West Yorkshire mass transit, which is the £100 million part, it was over 18 months ago that was promised. I'm sorry it's not out. I can tell you every single day, I do everything I can to get that study out so that we can decide what we're going to do with regards to Leeds."
And he said he wanted to see a line connecting a new station in the city with the scaled-back NPR line when it's eventually built.
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