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South West Main Line: Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to improve resilience along the stretch between Parsons Tunnel and Teignmouth pending the completion of Phase 5.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
9 Jul 2025
Target answer date
11 Jul 2025
Answer
17 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to improve resilience along the stretch between Parsons Tunnel and Teignmouth pending the completion of Phase 5.

  2. 11 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    We are continuing to fund drainage and ground investigations that will provide Network Rail with detailed data on the stability of the cliffs above that section of route and will inform their consideration of a proposal for a long-term solution in due cou...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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