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Debate between Tobias Ellwood and Stephen Hammond
Thursday 20th March 2014
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(10 years, 7 months ago)
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Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East) (Con)
Pokesdown railway station, in my constituency, is in dire need of upgrade. The lifts have not worked for a number of decades. In response to a parliamentary question, the Minister said that we should blame South West Trains. I wrote to South West Trains, and it said that we should blame the Government, because that is not part of the franchise agreement. All that the people of Bournemouth want is for the lifts to be working. May I invite the Minister to come to Bournemouth to take a look at the situation?
Stephen Hammond
My hon. Friend will know that the Government support local decisions by local communities on improving local connectivity, but I am happy to accept his kind invitation.