"This will show that Government is serious about levelling up in areas like ours. Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins has welcomed news HS2's eastern leg is 'back on'. One of the designs for an HS2 train, by Alstom. Image: Alstom Design & Styling. "It will also generate the confidence needed to support our Covid-19 economic recovery plans. “In Chesterfield we have developed comprehensive regeneration plans for both Staveley and the area around Chesterfield Station, based on the once in a lifetime opportunity that HS2 offers.” Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins said he was both ‘pleased and relieved’ to hear the Prime Minister give a clear commitment to the eastern leg of HS2.