Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 47642

Railways

Tabled: 24 April 2025

Answered: 6 May 2025

Question

Martin Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of open access rail operators on levels of (a) inward investment, (b) economic growth and (c) regeneration.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Whilst the Department recognises the wider benefits that can be provided by open access operators in the right circumstances, the Department has not carried out such assessments. Access to the rail network is currently a matter for the Office of Rail and ...

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