Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 48389

East Coast Main Line: Competition

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025

Question

Martin Vickers

ConservativeBrigg and Immingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of the Office of Rail and Road's statistics entitled Passenger Rail Usage, published on 20 March 2025, in the context of open access co

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department recognises the wider benefits that can be provided by open access operators in the right circumstances, including increased competition which we have seen on the East Coast Main Line. We welcome the publication of Passenger Rail Usage stati...

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