Railways: South-West Network Debate

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Department: Home Office

Railways: South-West Network

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Excerpts
Thursday 28th January 2016

(8 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
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The noble Lord raises an important issue about investment across the country and connectivity. I will write to him specifically about that particular route but, again, I repeat the commitments made. The investment we are making in the railway industry, including HS2, underlines the Government’s commitment to improve rail network connectivity across the whole of the United Kingdom.

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Portrait Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab)
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May I revert to my noble friend Lord Berkeley’s Question and the Answer that the Minister gave? Can the Minister say why the money is not going in and there has been a pause on the work to be undertaken by Network Rail? What is the reason for that?

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Portrait Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
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As I said in my original response, the Government have made commitments. The noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, talked about Dawlish, and we have completed the task there. He also referenced the new GRIP study and the issues around governance and finding funding for that. The department is looking at that.