Growing the UK Economy

Harriett Baldwin Excerpts

Wednesday 29th January 2025 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

I call Select Committee member Dame Harriett Baldwin.

[Dame Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con)]

I am sure the Chief Secretary knows and admires the plan for growth of Conservative-led Worcestershire county council. It has been working through the plan, and it has built a new train station on the North Cotswold line, which connects Worcestershire to Oxford, but a lot of that line is still single track. Will he urge the Oxford growth commission to look at the extensive work done by Oxfordshire county council and Worcestershire county council to find a way to double the frequency of the train services on that stretch of track?

[Darren Jones]

I thank the hon. Lady. The growth commission will be looking at all potential options for stimulating growth. We want to find strategic enabling investments across the country to unlock, for example, house building and inward investment, and I am sure it will look at those proposals with interest.