Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 30 March 2017.
Matthew Pennycook
Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union)
12:00,
30 March 2017
Despite all the investment in maintenance, passengers in south-east London who use Southeastern services desperately need investment in rolling stock to deal with the serious overcrowding on the line. Will the Minister tell the House whether he is looking favourably on the revised bid that Southeastern has put forward?
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