Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns
Debate between Amanda Hack and Rachel Taylor(2 weeks, 1 day ago)
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Amanda Hack
I absolutely agree. Economic growth and getting people to where they need to go are the most important parts of this debate.
Rachel Taylor (North Warwickshire and Bedworth) (Lab)
My hon. Friend will be aware that I used to own a retail shop in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in her constituency. Quite often, constituents of mine in Atherstone ask if they can have a direct bus service to get to Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Will she join me in campaigning for that direct bus service, which would enable her constituents to catch the train at Atherstone station, where they could get to London in an hour and 20 minutes?
Amanda Hack
I thank my hon. Friend, whose constituency almost neighbours mine, for her intervention. I absolutely agree; buses and trains make up the bulk of my constituency casework, as people are struggling to get to where they need to go. I would happily campaign alongside my hon. Friend on that issue.