Committees

Integrated Rail Plan

Inquiry

The Committee is interested in the implications of the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) for the economy and rail capacity and connectivity. We are particularly interested in receiving written evidence that addresses:

  • The contribution that the IRP will make to rail capacity and connectivity for (a) passengers and (b) freight in (i) the Midlands and the North and (ii) the UK
  • Whether and how the IRP will “level up” communities in the Midlands and the North
  • How the IRP will affect rail infrastructure and services outside the Midlands and the North
  • The challenges to central Government, Great British Railways, regional and local authorities, transport bodies and other stakeholders in delivering the IRP
  • How the rail schemes in the IRP will integrate and interact with HS2
  • How the rail improvement schemes in the IRP were selected, and whether those selections represent equity between and within regions
  • Whether the IRP represents value for money for UK taxpayers

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Thursday 27 January 2022.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Wednesday 23 March 2022
9:30am Public
Integrated Rail Plan - Oral evidence 23 March 2022
9:30am
  • Sir John Armitt CBE (Chair at National Infrastructure Commission)
  • Sir Peter Hendy CBE (Chair at Network Rail)
10:30am
  • Andrew Stephenson MP (Minister of State at Department for Transport)
  • Nick Bisson (Director for HS2, Integrated Rail Plan and Northern Powerhouse Rail at Department for Transport)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 9 March 2022
9:00am Public
Integrated Rail Plan - Oral evidence 9 March 2022
9:00am
  • Andy Street CBE (Mayor at West Midlands)
10:00am
  • Gareth Dennis (Lecturer in Railways Studies at University of Birmingham)
  • Professor Jon Shaw (Deputy Chair at European Platform for Transport Sciences)
  • Professor Iain Docherty (Dean at Institute for Advanced Studies)
  • Karen Heppenstall (Head of Rail at Midlands Connect)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 2 February 2022
9:30am Public
Integrated Rail Plan - Oral evidence 2 February 2022
9:30am
  • Andy Burnham (Mayor at Greater Manchester)
10:30am
  • Rt Hon. the Lord McLoughlin CH (Chairman at Transport for the North)
  • Martin Tugwell (Chief Executive at Transport for the North)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

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