§ 12. Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what representations he has received regarding the time scale for the electrification of the Wealden line. [49405]
§ Mr. SpellarWe have received correspondence from Members of Parliament and others about the "Wealden" line between Lewes and Tunbridge Wells. In addition I have met the Wealden Line Group, who made a useful presentation.
Partly, representations have been in relation to possible electrification of the line between Uckfield and Eridge, but mainly in relation to possible reinstatement of the lines between Lewes and Uckfield and between Eridge and Tunbridge Wells.