Oral Answers to Questions

Ashley Dalton Excerpts

Thursday 21st November 2024 Commons Chamber

[Louise Haigh]

As we look to settling Network Rail’s control period 7, of course that will be a major consideration in the next funding settlement.

[Ashley Dalton (West Lancashire) (Lab)]

T2. Earlier this year the Prime Minister committed to working with metro mayors on improving rail links between Manchester and Liverpool. Skelmersdale in my constituency is a town of 40,000 people slap-bang between those two great cities and does not have a train station. What measures in the Budget will help support transport links for my constituents, and will the Transport Secretary meet me to discuss rail links and a station train for Skem?

[Louise Haigh]

The Budget committed significant funding both for mayoral areas and those not covered by mayoral combined authorities through the local transport fund. Crucially, new powers will be delivered to those areas to ensure they can take back control of their local public transport services. Of course I would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend to discuss this further.