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Proceeding contribution from Ruth Kelly (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 January 2008. It occurred during Opposition day on Network Rail.


Network Rail

My hon. Friend is correct to raise those issues. This morning, I asked the rail regulator about his inquiry's terms of reference. He made it clear that he would broaden his investigation to consider not only upgrading and engineering work on the west coast main line, but whether there was proven evidence of a systemic problem that needed to be addressed in the management of engineering works. It will also address the point, made by the hon. Member for Chipping Barnet, whether full lessons have been learned from previous episodes, including that at Portsmouth... I said that I would give way to the right hon. Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood).


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
470 c171 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Accountability Finance Railway stations Railways Passengers Network Rail Standards Repairs and maintenance Train operating companies West Coast main line
Link
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