A MUCH more stringent approach to reducing the national funding deficit was revealed in the Autumn Statement published by the Government on November 17, but significant investment in rail has been retained.
There was confirmation that HS2 will be built to Manchester, removing speculation it might terminate at Crewe or even Birmingham. As yet, however, there is no clarity as to whether the truncated Eastern Leg to East Midlands Parkway remains a part of the project.