I honestly take the right hon. Gentleman's point, but I fear that for some individuals looking at the information, a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, as they were reading more into it than was perhaps justified. Because of the extent of the proposed timetable changes, the Office of Rail...

I honestly take the right hon. Gentleman's point, but I fear that for some individuals looking at the information, a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, as they were reading more into it than was perhaps justified. Because of the extent of the proposed timetable changes, the Office of Rail...

I assure the right hon. Gentleman that that, too, is an omission from Network Rail's early work and it has subsequently been remedied. Subject to consultation, the 7.13 train from London will call at Alnmouth and on Fridays, there will be an extra service at 19.30.

I assure the right hon. Gentleman that that, too, is an omission from Network Rail's early work and it has subsequently been remedied. Subject to consultation, the 7.13 train from London will call at Alnmouth and on Fridays, there will be an extra service at 19.30.

I wish all my debates were as productive as this one has been so far. I want to consider that reassurance more carefully afterwards, but, again, it sounds hopeful. Travelling to London, there is an enormous gap in the first draft of the Alnmouth service between 9 am and 3...

I wish all my debates were as productive as this one has been so far. I want to consider that reassurance more carefully afterwards, but, again, it sounds hopeful. Travelling to London, there is an enormous gap in the first draft of the Alnmouth service between 9 am and 3...

I hope to be able to reassure the right hon. Gentleman on the question of Penzance trains not stopping at Berwick. That was one of the omissions in Network Rail's early timetable work that have since been remedied, and Berwick will have a two-hourly CrossCountry service to the midlands and...

I hope to be able to reassure the right hon. Gentleman on the question of Penzance trains not stopping at Berwick. That was one of the omissions in Network Rail's early timetable work that have since been remedied, and Berwick will have a two-hourly CrossCountry service to the midlands and...

That is very helpful, and I am pleased to hear it. It is just that kind of thing that I hope to get out of today's debate, to clarify where it is already recognised that the service needs to be maintained and where work must continue to ensure that it...

That is very helpful, and I am pleased to hear it. It is just that kind of thing that I hope to get out of today's debate, to clarify where it is already recognised that the service needs to be maintained and where work must continue to ensure that it...

I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise the issue of rail services on the east coast main line from stations in Northumberland. I am particularly pleased to be doing so in the early afternoon rather than at the usual time of 6 o'clock, because the last train to...

I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise the issue of rail services on the east coast main line from stations in Northumberland. I am particularly pleased to be doing so in the early afternoon rather than at the usual time of 6 o'clock, because the last train to...

I take the right hon. Gentleman's point, but I ask him to accept that in this instance a later arrival time might be unavoidable. However, we will explore all possibilities. The right hon. Gentleman has expressed concern about the widely misreported plan to withdraw through services between the east coast...

I take the right hon. Gentleman's point, but I ask him to accept that in this instance a later arrival time might be unavoidable. However, we will explore all possibilities. The right hon. Gentleman has expressed concern about the widely misreported plan to withdraw through services between the east coast...

The Minister has said some very encouraging things this afternoon, but they are so far from the draft timetable originally produced that I hope that he can secure some means by which a realistic timetable, incorporating some of what he has described, can be made available so that it can...

The Minister has said some very encouraging things this afternoon, but they are so far from the draft timetable originally produced that I hope that he can secure some means by which a realistic timetable, incorporating some of what he has described, can be made available so that it can...

I congratulate the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Sir Alan Beith) on securing this debate and providing an opportunity for the House to discuss rail services on the east coast main line in Northumberland. I know that this is a subject of interest to many hon. Members, and I will...

I congratulate the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Sir Alan Beith) on securing this debate and providing an opportunity for the House to discuss rail services on the east coast main line in Northumberland. I know that this is a subject of interest to many hon. Members, and I will...

I hope that the alternative options for an earlier arrival in London will be pursued vigorously, because many of the people who now get that train will otherwise transfer to air travel. That would be inconsistent with what the Secretary of State is trying to achieve by establishing the early...

I hope that the alternative options for an earlier arrival in London will be pursued vigorously, because many of the people who now get that train will otherwise transfer to air travel. That would be inconsistent with what the Secretary of State is trying to achieve by establishing the early...

Adjournment debate on the East Coast main line rail service in Northumberland.

Adjournment debate on the East Coast main line rail service in Northumberland.