Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Kevin Brennan Excerpts
Wednesday 9th October 2013

(11 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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The Herefordshire enterprise zone is extremely important, and my hon. Friend will know that the important thing with rail infrastructure improvement is to build up a coherent business case. I will certainly raise this matter with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport when I meet him, and my hon. Friend’s question will form an important part of that business case.

Kevin Brennan Portrait Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab)
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May I take this opportunity to support the suggestion from the hon. Member for Hereford and South Herefordshire (Jesse Norman) and to ask the Secretary of State to ensure that he reiterates the importance of the electrification of the railway line to south Wales from London and of the valley lines? Will he take the opportunity to do that now?

David Jones Portrait Mr Jones
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Yes, indeed. The announcement that we made last year is still very much on track, and we are hoping that the link to Swansea will be completed by 2018. [Interruption.]