Question follow-through · 46342
Docklands Light Railway: Thamesmead
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London on the potential impact of extending the DLR to Thamesmead on (a) economic growth and (b) housing delivery.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 17 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London on the potential impact of extending the DLR to Thamesmead on (a) economic growth and (b) housing delivery.
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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29 Apr 2025
Answer published
We appreciate the strategic and economic benefits of new transport infrastructure programmes in London like the DLR extension to Thamesmead. This government remains committed to supporting London and the transport network on which it depends and regularly...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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