Flooding: Transport Disruption Debate
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Diana Johnson
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Flooding: Transport Disruption
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Mr McLoughlin
I would like to look into the very valid points that my right hon. Friend has made and the particular cases to which he is referring.
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
Is the Secretary of State satisfied that rail passengers in particular are being kept up to date with information about travel disruption? If he is not, what more can be done?
Mr McLoughlin
The hon. Lady makes a good point. I have asked the train operating companies to do a lot more on the social media network, which they are doing. One of the frustrating aspects of this situation for people is trying to get information. A lot of people who use the railways do not use social media, and there is a difficulty there, but we are trying to make as much information available as we possibly can.