HC Deb 17 January 1995 vol 252 c447W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which Welsh rail links are included in the proposed trans-European network; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The European Commission's proposal for a trans-European transport network, as currently drafted, includes the following railway lines:

  • Holyhead-Crewe
  • Aberystwyth-Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton-Birmingham
  • Fishguard-Cardiff-London

The Government have proposed to the Commission a number of additional rail lines. These include:

  • Clarbeston Road-Milford Haven
  • Whitland-Pembroke Dock
  • Newport-Hereford-Shrewsbury-Crewe
  • Cardiff-Birmingham