Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“What the travel costs of parliamentary trade envoys were in each of the last three years.”
Tabled: 25 April 2024Answered: 2 May 2024
Asked by
Chris Bryant
Labour — Rhondda and Ogmore
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
My hon. Friend is right to highlight that the Conservative party left our railways in a terrible state. Two years of strikes cost our economy £850 million in lost revenue. You cannot grow the economy if you cannot run the railways. We will launch Great British Railways to focus relentlessly on passengers and to clamp down on delays and cancellations. I am pleased that Northern has announced the largest ever investment in its fleet to deliver 450 new trains, meaning more comfortable and reliable journeys for my hon. Friend’s constituents.