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Oral answer to question provided on Thursday, 10 November 2011 in the House of Commons, by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat), Department for Transport.


Topical Questions

Answer

We believe that there is a good future for trams and light rail in this country, and I hope that my hon. Friend has seen the recent publication ““Green Light for Light Rail””. We are happy to work with the Mayor and elected bodies up and down the country to try to progress light rail, because it has a good future and is very useful for passengers.

This is an answer to the Topical question asked on Thursday, 10 November 2011 by Lord Barwell (Conservative).

Question
As a south London MP, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will know what a success Croydon tramlink has been. The Mayor of London and Croydon council have recently worked together to buy additional trams to increase the frequency of the service. Will she work with the Mayor in the medium term to extend the benefits of the system to other parts of south London?

Secondary information

Type
Oral answer to question
Reference
535 c434-5 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Greater London Trams
Link
View this Oral answer to question on www.publications.parliament.uk