Question follow-through · 47641
East Coast Main Line: Train Operating Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of open access operators on (a) rail passenger growth, (b) passenger choice and (c) fare levels on the East Coast Main Line.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 24 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 28 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 6 May 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of open access operators on (a) rail passenger growth, (b) passenger choice and (c) fare levels on the East Coast Main Line.
28 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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6 May 2025
Answer published
Whilst we have not carried out such assessments, the Department considers the likely impacts of all open access applications on a case by case basis in line with the standard industry process. This includes assessing the financial, operational and perform...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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East Coast Main Line: Competition
28 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of the Office of Rail and Road's statistics entitled Passenger Rail Usage, published on 20 March 2025, in the context of open access co