Question follow-through · 120081
West Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of when the Office for Road and Rail will decide on the next phase new services on the West Coast Mainline.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of when the Office for Road and Rail will decide on the next phase new services on the West Coast Mainline.
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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18 Mar 2026
Answer published
ORR are currently considering multiple applications for access rights from public service operators on the West Coast Mainline to support service alterations and additions from the May 2026 timetable change. Access to the rail network is currently a matte...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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M54: M6
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the contract tender will be published to construct the M54 M6 Link road.