Question follow-through · 46832

Railways: Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Midlands Rail Hub on economic growth in Hinckley and Bosworth constituency.

answeredDepartment for Transport

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 22 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 24 Apr 2025
Answer: 30 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Economy and business

Transport: Finance · 1 Jul 2025

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

22 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Midlands Rail Hub on economic growth in Hinckley and Bosworth constituency.
24 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Apr 2025
Answer published
Midlands Rail Hub would unlock thousands of homes and drive economic growth, with better connections regionally and nationally and more reliable trains. This means more opportunities for the people of Hinckley.In December the Chancellor launched the secon...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Transport: Land

5 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with councils on the potential release of land previously allocated to the eastern leg of HS2 (Phase 2b).

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Department for Transport: Land

5 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will release land previously allocated to the eastern leg of HS2 (Phase 2b) for local needs.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Railways: Standards

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on improving the UK's international train connectivity.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2025 to Question 3431 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, what aims and objectives her Department is considering in relation to its response to the pavement parking consultation.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

11 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) local councils and (b) other local government bodies on using existing powers to (i) restrict and (ii) enforce restrictions on pavement parking.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Railways: Midlands

23 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for the Midlands Rail Hub project; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the Hub supports rail travellers from (a) Leicestershire and (b) Hinckley and Bosworth consistency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Public Transport: Leicestershire

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to provide funding for public transport in Leicestershire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Bus Services: Rural Areas

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of demand responsive travel in rural areas in (a) the UK and (b) Leicestershire.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Public Transport

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that local leaders work across county borders to ensure the (a) development and (b) sustainability of cross-border public transport services.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Level Crossings: Safety

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to highlight the importance of safety at railway level crossings during the school summer holidays.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Transport: Capital Investment

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has completed the capital review of transport projects.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Transport: Finance

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of funding the National-Level Transport Scheme allocates to the (a) investigation and (b) completion of business cases; and to the immediate construction of schemes that are ready t