Extract from oral answer (Lords) on HS2: Wales - Nov 8

Lord Berkeley (Lab): My Lords, Ministers have said that all trains from south Wales to Paddington will stop at Old Oak Common, the station of HS2 in London. That will add 10 minutes to the journey. How much will that station cost and how many years of delay will there be while it is constructed on the Great Western main line?

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport (Baroness Vere of Norbiton) (Con): The noble Lord and I have had many conversations about Old Oak Common in the past. The Government remain committed to the construction of Old Oak Common; we believe that having trains stopping there will mean that the station becomes a vital integrated transport link in west London, which would lead into many other parts of London and beyond..

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