Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by Julie Morgan (Labour). It was answered on Thursday, 28 January 2010 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Topical Questions
- Question
- Will my right hon. Friend assure me of the Government's commitment to high-speed rail electrification from London to south Wales?
- Answer
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I can confirm that we are committed to that. As I said, we believe in serving the entire country, which includes electrifying the Great Western line from London all the way to Swansea—that was a £1 billion announcement. My hon. Friend may be interested to know that currently in Europe, only two countries have less than one mile of electrified line—Albania and Wales. That needs to be sorted out.
Secondary information
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 504 c938
- Session
- 2009-10
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Railways Wales Accidents Large goods vehicles
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