Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Heidi Alexander Excerpts
Thursday 22nd January 2015

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Claire Perry Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Claire Perry)
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The hon. Gentleman knows that the consultation is being looked at on a Great Britain-wide basis and specific exemptions are indeed made for local service and delivery issues. I encourage him to continue eloquently to make the case for the existing exemption in his neck of the woods.

Heidi Alexander Portrait Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab)
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The rail Minister will know that, due to the rebuild of London Bridge station, overcrowding on Southeastern services into Cannon Street has reached dangerous levels. What was previously a poor service is now utterly abysmal. What immediate action will she take to ensure that every rush hour train into Cannon Street is formed of 12 cars, and can she guarantee that the old Thameslink rolling stock, which will become available towards the end of the year, will be used to increase capacity on those services?