I have had many discussions with my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Transport in recent weeks, leading to last week\u2019s announcement of the electrification of the Great Western main line to Swansea and the Valley Lines. Passengers across South Wales will benefit from faster journey times and increased capacity on services.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1554", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Crabb"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Preseli Pembrokeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Stephen Crabb"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-27T17:14:53.727Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "28"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Wales"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Wales"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-11-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Railways"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the operation of cross-border rail services.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1548", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jessica Morden"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newport East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jessica Morden"} ], "uin" : "215703"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/164434", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Wales Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/164434/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Electrification of the North Wales main line would be a significant boost to the region\u2019s transport links, maximising the benefits to be gained from the planned high speed line between Crewe and London.<\/p>
I met with business leaders in North Wales on 27 November and visited Rhyl station to discuss the importance of rail improvements to North Wales and its connections to the North of England, and my hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State will over the next few weeks be meeting stakeholders in North Wales to discuss the case for investment.<\/p>
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None. The Wales Office does not provide online services. <\/strong><\/p> The Wales Office provides support to the Secretary of State for Wales and other Wales Office Ministers and is not a public facing department. <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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