| Heading: |
London Gateway Port and Port of Tilbury: Railways |
| Question ID: |
1813807 |
| UIN: |
HL8514 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-17 |
| 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 assessment they have made of the proposed terminal expansions at (1) London Gateway, and (2) the Port of Tilbury, and the resulting impact on available rail paths and infrastructure capacity, |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-30 |
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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: |
Network Rail fully understands the expansion plans at both London Gateway Port and the Port of Tilbury and is assessing how the predicted uplift in traffic due to the terminal expansions can be accommodated. Steps have already been taken to support rail f... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |