| Heading: |
South Western Railway |
| Question ID: |
1817333 |
| UIN: |
63381 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5313 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Zöe Franklin
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| Asking Member handle: |
zoefranklinld
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@zoefranklinld
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to (a) increase capacity and (b) ensure more passengers are able to be seated on services into London on South Western Railway. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-03 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4943 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Simon Lightwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
simonlightwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@simonlightwood
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| Answer text: |
The Department is working closely with South Western Railway on the introduction of the Arterio fleet which will add the much needed additional capacity and seats on services into London. In the meantime, South Western Railway is managing the rest of its ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |