I am delighted that the Government has said it is considering the proposed Silverstone International railway station as part of its assessment of how it might spend the funds freed up as a result of the cancellation of the second phase of HS2.

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Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of the cancellation of the second phase of HS2, my Department is working through the detailed implications of this decision on the London to West Midlands section of the railway, including an assessment of the scope of the railway. The proposal for a station at Silverstone will form part of that assessment.