Nick Smith
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(10 years, 3 months ago)
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Stephen Crabb
I was aware of that point, and I want to raise that issue with Arriva Trains Wales. The growth in usage of the valley lines is one of the reasons why we need to press ahead and create new capacity and make improvements to all the valley lines.
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
Will the delay in the delivery of the electrification of the valley lines mean that the final cost will go up?
Stephen Crabb
I hope that there will be no delay in delivering the electrification project for the Great Western line and the valley lines. We are involved in productive and constructive discussions with Ministers in London and in the Welsh Government to find a way to crack on and deliver that important project for south Wales.