Corsham Railway Station

Mr. Gray
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he has given to the construction of a railway station at Corsham to service the military base there.

Mr. Ingram
The MOD supports the reopening of the Corsham railway station. The Inteq consortium, which is the preferred bidder for the Corsham Development Project, has reflected this in its planning application to the North Wiltshire district council.

However, both the MOD and Inteq recognise that this is primarily a matter for the railway authorities to determine.