Oral Question·Department for International Trade
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 8 July 2021Answered: 15 July 2021
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for International Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander)
Open access operators will continue to have a place in our reformed Great British railways. We have supported new proposals from Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway, and existing track access rights will be honoured. Open access can provide benefits, but it must not come at the cost of better services for passengers and better value for taxpayers.