Mims Davies

Mims Davies

Conservative — East Grinstead and Uckfield

Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 January 2026

Debate

Railways: Funding

Contribution

Following a freedom of information request, several questions at the Dispatch Box and my pre-Christmas letter to the Secretary of State, a serious explanation of railway funding in Wales is still lacking. Previously, she said in the Chamber: “We are investing…to right the years of underfunding”—[Official Report, 16 July 2025; Vol. 771, c. 282.] She told the Welsh Affairs Committee that there was “widespread agreement… and many others have expressed similar sentiments.” That is not evidence of underfunding; it is an opinion. Will she finally tell the House what method she is using to form her opinion, and will she outline how much Network Rail intends to invest in Welsh railways?

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