Rail Update

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:39 pm on 29 November 2017.

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Photo of Peter Heaton-Jones Peter Heaton-Jones Conservative, North Devon 1:39, 29 November 2017

I warmly welcome the announcement today of a consultation on the great western franchise and the improvements it will bring to passenger services in Devon and beyond, but may I seek my right hon. Friend’s reassurance that there will be a focus in that process on the one rail service that serves my constituency—that between Exeter and Barnstaple? It is not just a quaint tourist line used in August; it is a vital part of north Devon’s economic infrastructure.