Tim Farron
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(11 years, 3 months ago)
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Mr McLoughlin
I promise the hon. Lady that I will write to her, bearing in mind the concerns she has just expressed.
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD)
Electrification of the Lakes line from Oxenholme to Windermere would probably be the least expensive and most straightforward electrification project in the network. It would also provide a massive boost for the £3 billion tourism economy in Cumbria. Will the Minister meet me, rail operators and rail users to take forward this project?
Norman Baker
I am very happy for me or my colleague the Minister of State to meet my hon. Friend about this matter. We have a major programme of electrification, as he knows. It will not be finished when we have completed all these schemes, so we are looking forward to further schemes post the present programme.