| Heading: |
Railways |
| Question ID: |
1817275 |
| UIN: |
63348 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-27 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5219 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mike Martin
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Mike Martin
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of reopening closed passenger rail lines. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-07 |
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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: |
This Spending Review shows the government’s commitment to investment in the railways and in schemes that support economic growth. The settlement represents an increase in funding on what has been spent on rail enhancements in recent years. While some key ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |