Transport

Debate between Diana Johnson and Paul Maynard

Monday 10th October 2016 Ministerial Corrections

[Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)]

13. What steps he is taking to reduce overcrowding on passenger rail services.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Paul Maynard)]

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.]

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Diana Johnson and Paul Maynard

Thursday 15th September 2016 Commons Chamber

[Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)]

13. What steps he is taking to reduce overcrowding on passenger rail services.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Paul Maynard)]

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, 10 October 2016, Vol. 615, c. 1MC.]

[Diana Johnson]

The Minister is right that investment is the key to tackling overcrowding, so why has his Department waited two years before even making a decision on the private finance available to electrify the line to Hull?

[Paul Maynard]

In the interests of brevity, I will not have a theological debate with the hon. Lady about whether that is privately or publicly financed, but it is publicly financed. I recognise that she has been a doughty campaigner for improved services to Hull. Connectivity to Hull is very important and I look forward to giving her good news as soon as we can.