Question follow-through · 102261

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what agreements are in force under section 20 of the Transport Act 1968.

answeredDepartment for Transport

About this written question

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
7 Jan 2026
Answer
7 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what agreements are in force under section 20 of the Transport Act 1968.

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    There are currently no agreements in force under section 20 of the Transport Act 1968.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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