| Heading: |
Lewes-Uckfield Railway Line |
| Question ID: |
1816172 |
| UIN: |
HL8739 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3526 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Berkeley
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Lord Berkeley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to issuing a safeguarding direction to protect the alignment of the former Lewes to Uckfield line in order to enable its future use to relieve congestion on the London to Brighton line. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-30 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answer text: |
The Department for Transport does not intend to issue a safeguarding direction for the re-opening of the rail line between Lewes and Uckfield. The Department is committed to improving rail services in the South East and we recognise the social and economi... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |