| Heading: |
Railways: Birmingham and Leicester |
| Question ID: |
1760904 |
| UIN: |
27928 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5068 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Shivani Raja
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Shivani Raja
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) frequency and (b) capacity of rail services between Birmingham and Leicester. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-10 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4943 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Simon Lightwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
simonlightwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@simonlightwood
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| Answer text: |
The scope for increased frequency on the Birmingham to Leicester route beyond the current two trains per hour is limited by current infrastructure. The infrastructure capacity is being considered as part of the proposed Midlands Rail Hub project. In term... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |