Transport

Simon Lightwood Excerpts
Wednesday 4th November 2026

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Written Corrections
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The following extract is from the Westminster Hall debate on Train Services: Extreme Weather on 3 November 2026.
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Looking ahead, Great British Railways will address resilience across track and train as one system, while the long-term rail strategy will highlight climate resilience and adaptation as a clear priority, building on the £2.9 billion being invested between 2024 and 2029.—[Official Report, 3 November 2026; Vol. 792, c. 357WH.]

Written correction submitted by the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Wakefield and Rothwell (Simon Lightwood):

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Looking ahead, Great British Railways will address resilience across track and train as one system, while the long-term rail strategy will highlight climate resilience and adaptation as a clear priority, building on the £2.6 billion being invested between 2024 and 2029.