| Heading: |
Railways: Greater Manchester |
| Question ID: |
1797015 |
| UIN: |
47884 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5070 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lisa Smart
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lisa Smart
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of irregular rail timetables on (a) employment and (b) education access in Greater Manchester. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-30 |
| 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 department requires its operators to plan services and rail timetables that are designed to respond to expected passenger demand, which includes understanding local demand factors such as access to employment and education. These timetables should be ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |