24 May 2018
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown calls on the Government to ensure that the successor to the GWR franchise increases rail services on the Cotswold line and the Kemble to Swindon line.
When my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announces the successor to the GWR franchise, will he ensure that the Cotswold line and the Kemble to Swindon line have an increased number of services and increased punctuality, so that the large amount of money that the taxpayer has put into Network Rail to redouble those services is properly utilised?
My hon. Friend is a strong champion for services on the Cotswold line. We will certainly take into account his advocacy for it.