Question follow-through · 129596
Railways: Cross Border Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking under GBR to increase cross border rail connections, such as the Wrexham-Shropshire-Midlands Railway.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 23 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking under GBR to increase cross border rail connections, such as the Wrexham-Shropshire-Midlands Railway.
29 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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29 Apr 2026
Answer published
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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