| Heading: |
West of England Line |
| Question ID: |
1729614 |
| UIN: |
HL1080 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1137 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Patten
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Patten
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of there being only one railway line between Salisbury and Yeovil on (1) the travelling public and (2) the carriage of goods. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-26 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
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| Answer text: |
We are aware of the issues between Salisbury and Yeovil and the lack of resilience due to the nature of this single line. Department officials continue to work with the South Western Railway and Network Rail in providing as much resilience as possible, in... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |