READING STATION UPGRADE

Motion Text

That this House notes the national rail bottleneck caused by Reading Station, resulting in inconvenience and frustration for passengers travelling throughout the entire national rail network; further notes Network Rail's desire to spend the £125 million necessary to relieve the congestion caused by the existing signalling, platforms and track numbers; understands that Network Rail only requires approval from the Department for Transport to spend money that has been allocated from its budget; and calls on the Secretary of State for Transport to make an early announcement of his approval for this project.