Question follow-through · 47642
Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of open access rail operators on levels of (a) inward investment, (b) economic growth and (c) regeneration.
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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 her Department has made of the potential impact of open access rail operators on levels of (a) inward investment, (b) economic growth and (c) regeneration.
28 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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6 May 2025
Answer published
Whilst the Department recognises the wider benefits that can be provided by open access operators in the right circumstances, the Department has not carried out such assessments. Access to the rail network is currently a matter for the Office of Rail and ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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