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Just for anyone interested, there was a debate in Parliament this morning on rolling stock on HS1, led by Damian Green - MP for Ashford. He spoke of some of the issues with extending rolling stock on this line: "Hitachi made the interesting point that the trains on the HS1 line are...

Hi all, we thought you'd be interested to know about the recent HS2-related activity in the House of Commons: a Westminster Hall debate, the completion of the Commons stages of a Bill, and a couple of relevant library briefings. Westminster Hall debate: On Wednesday 10 July, Andrea Leadsom MP...

On Wednesday 19 June, Alex Norris MP (Labour, Nottingham North) held a Westminster Hall debate about East to West Midlands rail connectivity where he called for the Government to back the Midlands Connect’s project, the "Midlands Rail Hub". His office gave us the following statement about the...

We thought you might be interested in a recent Insight from the House of Commons Library on the Delay Repay compensation scheme. Under the scheme, a passenger is entitled to 50% of the cost of a single fare if a train is delayed by more than 30 minutes, irrespective of the cause of the delay...

Thanks ainsworth74 for reopening the thread. We just wanted to bring your attention to an urgent question from Michael Fallon MP yesterday in the House of Commons on this issue. He asked Andrew Jones, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, to make a statement on his decision...

An urgent question on this issue has just been asked in the House of Commons by Clive Betts MP. You can watch it, along with the Minister's response and subsequent debate on parliamentlive.tv. You can find out more about urgent questions here.

Is your local railway station fully accessible to those with reduced mobility? Have you or those you know struggled to use the railways due to accessibility issues? How should the process of making railway stations more accessible be managed and funded? Next week in Westminster Hall, Dr Matthew...

The debate yesterday featured contributions from Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab), Sir Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con), Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab) and others. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport Andrew Jones responded to the points raised and set out the...

Hi all, We just wanted to draw your attention to a debate in Parliament today led by Sir David Evennett - MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford on rail services in south-east London. It will be on from 4.00 - 4.30 pm in Westminster Hall, and you can watch it on parliamentlive.tv (this link will...

Yesterday the debate went ahead and featured contributions from a variety of MPs with constituencies in Wales including Liz Saville-Roberts (Plaid Cymru, Dwyfor Meirionnydd), Chris Evans (Labour, Islwyn), and Simon Hart (Conservative, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire). The Parliamentary...

Hi all, We just wanted to draw your attention to a 30 minute debate in Parliament today on reopening the railway between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen. The debate will be lead by Jonathan Edwards, MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr and will start at 4pm. You can watch it live at...

From Stephen Doughty MP: “Dear Rail UK Forums community, I’d like to thank you all for the time and effort you’ve taken to submit these thoughtful and interesting responses. Lots of you have drawn attention to some important issues with the GWR network, and have shared experiences which have...

Hi all, Many thanks for all of your comments. Please note that anything added from now will not feed into the briefing that will be sent to Stephen Doughty MP. A link to watch the debate will be posted on this thread tomorrow.

Greetings RailUK Forums community. This is the Digital Engagement Team at the House of Commons. We work to engage online audiences with the work happening in the House of Commons, and wanted to let you know about an upcoming debate: On Tuesday, Stephen Doughty MP will be leading a debate in...