Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2017 to Question 114759, on railways: Greater Manchester, how Leigh will benefit from improved rail connectivity in the Greater Manchester area.

Leigh will benefit from the improvements to be delivered to services at its nearest rail stations including Atherton, which will see an increase in the level of weekday train service to four trains per hour using newly refurbished trains.