| Heading: |
Railways: 5G |
| Question ID: |
1807168 |
| UIN: |
55601 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5141 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Alex Mayer
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Alex Mayer
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of upgrading to 5G infrastructure across the rail network on the economy. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
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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 continues to work closely with Network Rail and industry to explore solutions to improve connectivity on trains, which includes rolling out rail 5G on passenger trains.We are also exploring the feasibility of satellite connectivity to impro... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |