Question follow-through · 75899
Level Crossings: Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of level crossing closures in East Tilbury on the ability of emergency services to respond to incidents.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of level crossing closures in East Tilbury on the ability of emergency services to respond to incidents.
10 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Sept 2025
Answer published
Responsibility for level crossings and their operation lies with the infrastructure manager – in this case, Network Rail – who are aware of the downtime issues at East Tilbury crossing. In line with their duty under safety legislation, Network Rail must o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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