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Debate between Stephen Hammond and Adrian Sanders
Thursday 20th March 2014
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Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD)
T3. Will the Minister commit to looking at the electrification of the Penzance to Paddington route, a scheme which, at a fraction of the cost of HS2, would benefit everyone in the south-west, unlike some of the other promoted schemes that would benefit only some people at the expense of others?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Stephen Hammond)
In 2012, the Department commissioned a study from Arup to look at electrification to the west of Newbury. We have already seen some of that study’s results, which indicate that there is a very good business case for going to Bedwyn, and further results from that study are being considered by the Department.