Thameslink Train Services

Jim Shannon Excerpts
Tuesday 25th February 2025

(1 day, 20 hours ago)

Westminster Hall
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Blake Stephenson Portrait Blake Stephenson
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I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman, and I thank him for joining this important debate for the communities across Bedfordshire that rely heavily on rail services for leisure and work. The disruption is also having a huge impact on our economy; I will come to that later in my speech.

Jim Shannon Portrait Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP)
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Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Blake Stephenson Portrait Blake Stephenson
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Very briefly—it is only a half-hour debate.

Jim Shannon Portrait Jim Shannon
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I commend the hon. Gentleman for the work he has done for disabled people who use trains regularly. That should be happening everywhere in this great United Kingdom. Does he agree that disabled people—those who are in wheelchairs, and those who have mobility or vision issues—deserve the same quality of service no matter where they are in this United Kingdom?