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Debate between Andrew Turner and Yasmin Qureshi
Wednesday 12th March 2014

(10 years, 9 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Yasmin Qureshi Portrait Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab)
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I want to talk about the train service between Bolton and Manchester. The trains are incredibly overcrowded, especially during peak times. People often have to give up on one or two trains before they can get on one, and when they do they are completely squashed, as I know, because I travel on those trains myself.

The trains are small and need to be refurbished. We need more trains because those running between Bolton and Manchester are incredibly dangerous and overcrowded. A lot of people miss their trains as a result, and I have had letters from constituents who have lost their jobs because they have not been able to get to work on time and their employer has had no sympathy for the fact that they have been spending an hour or so travelling on a local train service.

It is regrettable that—

Andrew Turner Portrait Mr Andrew Turner (in the Chair)
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Order. I call Lilian Greenwood.