Extract from second reading debate (Commons) of the Agriculture Bill - Feb 3
Tuesday, 4 February 2020 07:52
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Chris Loder (West Dorset) (Con):...As beautiful as it is, we still
have many challenges and difficulties in West Dorset, including
rural isolation, broadband speeds and the continued reduction of
rural transport—made worse, I am afraid, by the recent announcement
by FirstGroup of its intention to remove the No. 6 bus
between Beaminster and Bridport. We have a three-hourly rail
frequency, and the railway lines are mostly single track since the
Beeching cuts some 50 years ago. There...Request free trial
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