Alison McGovern – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison McGovern on 2015-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government and Merseyrail on electrification of the Wrexham to Bidston railway line.

Alun Cairns

On 30 January, I held a transport summit with businesses and local stakeholders in north Wales including Merseytravel and Arriva Trains Wales. The summit discussed transport priorities across north Wales and the case for investing in cross border routes including the rail line between Wrexham and Bidston.