Question follow-through · 117696
Railways: South Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential for a direct rail link between South Wales and Heathrow Airport.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 4 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 13 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential for a direct rail link between South Wales and Heathrow Airport.
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department regularly engages with stakeholders on transport to Heathrow, in line with the Statement of Approach to engagement during the ANPS review. The Government recognises the vital role that surface access will play as part of any future expansio...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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