Following the publication of a Department for Transport consultation on the TransPennine Express rail franchise, Martin called for a debate in the House of Commons in order to discuss the proposal within it to end through-services between Cleethorpes and Manchester.
Martin said:
"On Tuesday, the Department for Transport issued a consultation document about the TransPennine Express rail franchise, which contained a proposal to end through-services between Cleethorpes and Manchester. It also included repeated references to the importance of good rail services to economic growth. As the Government have identified northern Lincolnshire and the Humber area as a key economic growth area, will the Leader of the House find time to have a debate on this issue?"
The Leader of the House replied:
"I cannot promise a debate immediately but, in order to be as helpful as I can to my hon. Friend, and recognising the importance of the points he raises, I will ask the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, our hon. Friend Stephen Hammond, to reply. There is considerable detail in what he might be able to say, and I want him to be able to provide that to my hon. Friend."