Southeastern

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 22 November 2018.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Andrew Jones Andrew Jones Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) 12:00, 22 November 2018

I would just highlight to the hon. Gentleman that the railways are carrying significantly more passengers. On his privatisation point, privatisation has turned around our railways: after decades of decline under British Rail, we have seen passenger numbers grow from 750 million to 1.7 billion. We have one of the most intensively used, fastest growing and safest railways in Europe. Privatisation is the answer.