Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

“What steps he is taking to restore previously closed rail lines.”

Tabled: 27 January 2022Answered: 3 February 2022

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Employment (Alison McGovern)

Yes, that is exactly how we are working, and I thank my hon. Friend for his question. Our “Get Britain Working” plan identified Cornwall as a rural industrial legacy employment area, and we specifically pointed out the lack of connectivity. That is why, when it comes to our new jobcentres service, we are also trialling jobcentres on wheels: buses that can take support to where people are and which are designed for rural areas. They recently featured on “The One Show”.