Debates between Baroness Morgan of Cotes and Rehman Chishti during the 2010-2015 Parliament

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Debate between Baroness Morgan of Cotes and Rehman Chishti
Thursday 15th September 2011

(13 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Morgan of Cotes Portrait Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con)
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9. What steps he is taking to ensure the economic sustainability of the rail network.

Rehman Chishti Portrait Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con)
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12. What steps he is taking to ensure the economic sustainability of the rail network.

Theresa Villiers Portrait The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mrs Theresa Villiers)
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Despite the deficit, the Government are investing £18 billion in the railway, supporting projects such as Crossrail, Thameslink, electrification and extra carriages on crowded routes. We are also determined to get the cost of running the railways down, and we are putting together a reform package to deliver this which will draw on the report produced by Sir Roy McNulty.

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