Question follow-through · 10963
Railways: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential economic merits of improving internet connectivity on the rail network.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 23 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 28 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 30 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential economic merits of improving internet connectivity on the rail network.
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Oct 2024
Answer published
I have asked my officials to explore the feasibility of a range of technology options to improve passenger connectivity on the rail network. This will include assessing the economic benefits of improving internet connectivity. The Department is also measu...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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