Rail Infrastructure 2024-01-31
2024-01-31
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Q1
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The Welsh Affairs Committee highlights the need for improved connectivity between Swansea, Cardiff and Bristol. The committee also mentions the impact on constituents due to poor performance of Great Western Railway.
What recent discussions has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of rail infrastructure in Wales? The hon. Lady's constituents will be greatly affected by the project that she mentions and by the performance of Great Western Railway, which is not sufficient. Why has the Wales Rail Board failed to initiate recommendations and other further improvements?
The hon. Lady's constituents will be greatly affected by the project that she mentions and by the performance of Great Western Railway, which is not sufficient. The Office of Rail and Road has launched an investigation into poor train punctuality and reliability in Network Rail's Wales and western region, and we await the recommendations of that review. I add that industrial action has affected things.
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The specific request for why the Wales Rail Board failed to initiate recommendations was not directly addressed.
Awaiting The Recommendations Of An Ongoing Investigation
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Q2
Partial Answer
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The Welsh Affairs Committee highlights the need for improved connectivity between Swansea, Cardiff and Bristol. The committee also mentions the impact on constituents due to poor performance of Great Western Railway.
Why has the Wales Rail Board failed to initiate recommendations and other further improvements?
The hon. Lady's constituents will be greatly affected by the project that she mentions and by the performance of Great Western Railway, which is not sufficient. The Office of Rail and Road has launched an investigation into poor train punctuality and reliability in Network Rail's Wales and western region, and we await the recommendations of that review. I add that industrial action has affected things.
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The specific request for why the Wales Rail Board failed to initiate recommendations was not directly addressed.
Awaiting The Recommendations Of An Ongoing Investigation
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Q3
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The completion of repair works on the longest wooden rail bridge in Europe across the Mawddach estuary in Gwynedd was completed by Network Rail and its subcontractors.
Will my hon. Friend join me in congratulating Network Rail and its subcontractors on completing the repair works on the longest wooden rail bridge in Europe across the Mawddach estuary in Gwynedd?
I certainly will join my hon. Friend, and I am delighted that he takes such keen interest in Welsh rail infrastructure and raises it here on such a regular basis. He is right to flag that project, which is an example of this Government's record investment in rail infrastructure in Wales. I was pleased to visit the project and give it my full support.
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