Rail Investment Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Rail Investment

Tony Baldry Excerpts
Monday 16th July 2012

(12 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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I take the hon. Gentleman’s point. That is not part of the electrification plans that we have announced today. Ultimately it is for Transport for London to fund it if it wants to do so, but I am sure that it will take on board the points that the hon. Gentleman has made and, if the business case stacks up, might consider it.

Tony Baldry Portrait Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con)
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I thank my right hon. Friend for all that she is doing on the east-west rail link. It has been quite difficult keeping up with all the good news today. Will she therefore arrange to put in the Library a map of the national rail network as she envisages it in 2020 and in 2025 so that we can share it with our constituents?

Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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I will make sure that that is done. My hon. Friend will see huge swathes of the network being newly electrified and pockets of growth in our key cities where we are now meeting demand.