Rail Reform

Part of Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 12:41 pm on 8 March 2012.

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Photo of Louise Ellman Louise Ellman Chair, Transport Committee, Chair, Transport Committee 12:41, 8 March 2012

I welcome the Secretary of State’s willingness to look at the rail sector overall, but how much funding do the Government intend to remove from supporting the rail service? Will she explain exactly how the spiralling cost of rail fares will be addressed, overcrowding will be reduced and extra capacity can be produced where it is required, such as across the north?