Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the case for electrification on the North Wales coast mainline.

Electrification of the North Wales main line would be a significant boost to the region’s transport links, maximising the benefits to be gained from the planned high speed line between Crewe and London.

I met with business leaders in North Wales on 27 November and visited Rhyl station to discuss the importance of rail improvements to North Wales and its connections to the North of England, and my hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State will over the next few weeks be meeting stakeholders in North Wales to discuss the case for investment.