Miriam Cates
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(3 years, 5 months ago)
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Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con)
Miriam Cates (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Con)
Andy Carter (Warrington South) (Con)
Mr Speaker
It is just that we need the TransPennine trains to go through Chorley, not Wigan.
Miriam Cates [V]
The Penistone line in my constituency connects major Yorkshire towns and cities such as Sheffield, Barnsley and Huddersfield, as well as serving smaller communities such as Penistone and Dodworth, but with only one train per hour in each direction, it does not meet the needs of local people or businesses. I have just submitted a bid to the levelling-up fund, with my hon. Friend the Member for Dewsbury (Mark Eastwood), to upgrade the Penistone line and improve the service, but does the Minister agree that we must invest in these secondary commuter lines in the north if we are to see the same benefits in our city regions that other parts of the country already enjoy?