Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Peter Luff Excerpts
Thursday 8th May 2014

(10 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. We are time constrained, but a short one-sentence question will suffice.

Peter Luff Portrait Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)
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T8. The railway line from my constituency to London is probably the worst in the country for regularity, speed and reliability. May I urge the Secretary of State to persuade Network Rail and First Great Western to take this Cinderella line to the ball at last?

Lord McLoughlin Portrait Mr McLoughlin
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If my hon. Friend was here at the start of questions, he will have heard a number of Members call for better services in their areas. I think the line that he mentions does get substantial investment as a result of the intercity express programme, and I therefore hope he will get the better services he wants.