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Railways: Starlink

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Starlink on satellite services for trains.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
4 Sept 2025
Answer
10 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Starlink on satellite services for trains.

  2. 4 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    There have been no recent discussions with Starlink on satellite services for trains.The Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of satellite technology on (a) mobile and (b) internet connectivity on long-distance rail services between S...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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