A question on #SouthWesternRailway #RollingStock tabled by Clive Jones on 30-05-2025 has been answered by Simon Lightwood.

Heading: South Western Railway: Rolling Stock
Question ID: 1807433
UIN: 55866
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-30
Asking Member ID: 5207
Asking Member display name: Clive Jones
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Clive Jones
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has imposed contractual penalties on South Western Railway in relation to the time taken to deploy the Class 701 trains.
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Date answered: 2025-06-09
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Answering Member ID: 4943
Answering Member display name: Simon Lightwood
Answering Member handle: simonlightwood
Answering Member Twitter reference: @simonlightwood
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Answer text: My Department have not imposed contractual penalties on First MTR South Western Railway Trains Limited in relation to the time taken to deploy the Class 701 trains. I am extremely disappointed with how long the Class 701 introduction has taken and the Sec...
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Answering body ID: 27
Answering body name: Department for Transport
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