The new chair of the Transport Select Committee wants to investigate restrictions on flying, rail freight track access charges, and HS2.
Ruth Cadbury told a fringe meeting at the Labour conference that she also expects Great British Railways managers to be before her committee “at least once a year”, to discuss issues including reliability and cost-effectiveness to the taxpayer and the passenger.
Speaking at a Railway Industry Association-organised session, the Brentford and Isleworth MP said: “There are political issues about being seen to restrict flying, but what we know is the more people know about and are able to weigh up the full cost of flying…
“Last time I looked it was £17 billion in levels of tourism income because of cheap flying. It’s so much cheaper to go on…
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