Extract from end of day adjournment debate on Portishead Railway - Oct 16
Thursday, 17 October 2019 09:31
The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Chris
Heaton-Harris):...Although the development and delivery of
MetroWest and the Portishead route are ultimately the
responsibility of the local authorities and have been since their
inception, the Government are committed to working closely with
Network Rail, North Somerset Council and the West of England
Combined Authority to support the reopening of the line and all
elements of MetroWest, because improving rail services for the
people in...Request free trial
The Minister of State, Department for Transport ():...Although the
development and delivery of MetroWest and the Portishead route are
ultimately the responsibility of the local authorities and have
been since their inception, the Government are committed to working
closely with Network Rail, North Somerset Council and the West of
England Combined Authority to support the reopening of the line and
all elements of MetroWest, because improving rail services for the
people in the Bristol area and the west of England has been, and
will remain, one of the Government’s key priorities. The importance
that we place on the Greater Bristol area is demonstrated, I hope,
by the recent investments that we have made. For example, we are
investing £5 billion into the electrification and upgrade of
the Great
Western main line, from Paddington through to Bristol
Parkway and Cardiff, delivering better services and new trains with
thousands more seats...
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