Monday 10th October 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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The following are extracts from Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport on 15 September 2016.
Diana Johnson Portrait Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
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13. What steps he is taking to reduce overcrowding on passenger rail services.

Paul Maynard Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Paul Maynard)
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This Government are making the biggest investment in our railways since the Victorian era, enabling more trains and longer trains to operate on many of our busiest routes. More than 563 new carriages are planned to enter service by the end of 2020.

[Official Report, 15 September 2016, Vol. 614, c. 1028.]