Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Kevin Foster Excerpts
Thursday 10th March 2016

(8 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Claire Perry Portrait Claire Perry
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I am afraid I dispute the statement that funding has been cut in half. The first phase of the programme—£400 million—was delivered, but I am always keen to look at cost-effective ways to improve access for disabled people and young mothers with buggies, for whom a flight of stairs, as I know, and dads like the hon. Gentleman with his daughter know, can be a real problem. I am happy to meet further to discuss.

Kevin Foster Portrait Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con)
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Residents in Torbay have welcomed some of the investment that we have seen to improve Torquay station, but Paignton station is a relic of the Beeching era. It is the old goods shed, which was converted into a station. Will she meet me and a delegation from the bay to discuss how we can make Paignton a terminus for the 21st century?