West Yorkshire rail services

That this House notes the poor provision of rail services in West Yorkshire and the negative impact this has on residents across the region; recognises the mutual relationship between investment in infrastructure and economic growth and the inability to grow regional economies without a sustained plan for connectivity; further notes with disappointment the announcement that several rail services are to be scaled back or cut without any replacement of new routes; further recognises the difficulty reduced services have on local residents with customers having to travel between Huddersfield and Wakefield via Leeds instead of on a direct line; highlights its dissatisfaction with the lack of a direct service between Huddersfield and London Kings Cross and the increased difficulty this causes for customers; believes the Department for Transport must urgently reassess current rail services in West Yorkshire and between the region and London; and calls on the Government to show a sustained commitment to improving the regions infrastructure by upgrading existing railway lines and providing the required funding to ensure current services are retained.