| Heading: |
Railways |
| Question ID: |
1797288 |
| UIN: |
48267 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5218 |
| Asking Member display name: |
David Smith
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
David Smith
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Great British Railways to ensure equality of access to the rail network for (a) nationalised and (b) open access operators. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-06 |
| 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 Government does not believe the current access is working in the best interests of passengers and taxpayers. Our consultation set out proposals for fundamental reform of the access and charging framework under Great British railways, a single directin... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |