| Heading: |
Train Operating Companies: Standards |
| Question ID: |
1818355 |
| UIN: |
64181 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-01 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5351 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Gregory Stafford
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Gregory Stafford
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with South Western Rail on the role of open access rail operators in supporting (a) connectivity, (b) passenger choice and (c) service quality within the UK rail network. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-09 |
| 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: |
There have been no such conversations with SWR regarding Open Access. Open Access Operators can improve connectivity and choice for passengers but can also increase costs to taxpayers and create additional performance pressures. We have been clear that Op... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |