Question follow-through · 904125
Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve passenger rail connectivity.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 8 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 May 2025
- Answer
- 15 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve passenger rail connectivity.
15 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 May 2025
Answer published
We continue to invest in improving connectivity for passengers on our railways. Major enhancements, such as Transpennine Route Upgrade and East West Rail, will provide new connections for passengers alongside wider investment in improvements that totals a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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