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Rail Infrastructure Resilience: Storms and Floods

Debate between Baroness Pidgeon and Lord McLoughlin
Thursday 19th March 2026

(1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord McLoughlin Portrait Lord McLoughlin (Con)
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My Lords, I start by wishing the Minister a happy birthday—

Baroness Pidgeon Portrait Baroness Pidgeon (LD)
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My Lords, first, I wish the Minister a happy birthday. As we have been discussing, extreme weather is our new reality, leading to the Tarka line, which links Barnstaple to Exeter in the south-west, already being closed for 24 days this year as a result of the recent storms. Will the Government commit to increased investment to help our railways adapt to the new climate and to keep passengers moving, whatever the weather?

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