The new secretary of state for Wales has attempted to defend the UK Government decision to make Wales miss out HS2 funding.
Though more than £96bn will be spent on HS2 in England the UK Government has defined it as an England and Wales project. This means that Wales gets no extra funding at all, though Scotland and Northern Ireland are both getting a huge amount. This is despite the fact none of the HS2 line is in Wales.
If Wales was to get its fair share of HS2 funding it would add up to about £5bn. This would truly transform Wales historically underfunded rail network.
