Question follow-through · 8808
Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role local and regional authorities will have in decision-making under the framework established by the Railways Bill.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role local and regional authorities will have in decision-making under the framework established by the Railways Bill.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Secretary of State wants to bring decision-making as close as possible to the communities those decisions impact. The Railways Bill underpins the move towards a more locally focused railway, creating the statutory basis for structured partnerships wit...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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