Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Lord Barwell Excerpts
Thursday 10th November 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa Villiers Portrait Mrs Villiers
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I am obviously always interested in ideas for improving our railways. The Government recognise the benefits of co-operative arrangements and mutualisation, and I am happy to meet the Co-operative party to discuss what it would like to do with the railways, and to see whether we can involve it in the reforms that we are taking forward.

Lord Barwell Portrait Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con)
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T7. As a south London MP, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will know what a success Croydon tramlink has been. The Mayor of London and Croydon council have recently worked together to buy additional trams to increase the frequency of the service. Will she work with the Mayor in the medium term to extend the benefits of the system to other parts of south London?