Question follow-through · 905590
Railways: South West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rail services in rural areas of the South West.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rail services in rural areas of the South West.
11 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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11 Sept 2025
Answer published
This government is committed to improving rural rail services in the South-West, and public ownership and the creation of Great British Railways will help to deliver this. We are striving to enhance connectivity and increase service frequency across under...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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