Question follow-through · 60538
Railways: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department is providing to enhance internet connectivity in the West of England for passengers on railways.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding her Department is providing to enhance internet connectivity in the West of England for passengers on railways.
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Department expects operators to make operational decisions regarding onboard Wi-Fi within current annual budgets. While there is no specific funding set aside for improved Wi-Fi in the West of England, Peninsula Transport is working with Great Western...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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