Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Wales Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Neil Carmichael Excerpts
Wednesday 13th July 2016

(8 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The Secretary of State was asked—
Neil Carmichael Portrait Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con)
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1. What assessment the Government have made of the adequacy of rail links between Wales and the south-west.

Guto Bebb Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Guto Bebb)
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It is a pleasure to observe the House’s increased interest in Welsh questions today.

The Government are investing a record amount in the United Kingdom’s railways. The new fleet of inter-city express trains which will be introduced next year on the south Wales and Great Western main lines will significantly enhance the travel experiences of passengers in Wales and the south-west.

Neil Carmichael Portrait Neil Carmichael
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The money that has been invested so far has made a real difference to our national transport infrastructure, but does the Minister agree that it is important to ensure that we have the right stations in the right places, so that more and more passengers can have access to trains?