| Heading: |
Oxted Line: Rolling Stock |
| Question ID: |
1809828 |
| UIN: |
57671 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4513 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mims Davies
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| Asking Member handle: |
mimsdavies
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@mimsdavies
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of running the Class 171 diesel fleet of trains on the line between Uckfield and Hurst Green on the environment. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-12 |
| 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 Secretary of State has not made a specific assessment of the environmental impact of operating diesel trains on the Uckfield branch line. As the line is not electrified, it is a matter for the operator to ensure that they meet the needs of customers ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |