Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 58529
Railways: Devolution
Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025
Question
Connor Naismith
Labour — Crewe and Nantwich
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) English Devolution and (b) the statutory roles of Mayors on (i) rail freight paths and (ii) access.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Government wants to bring decision making as close as possible to the communities those decisions impact. That is why we will give mayors a statutory role in governing, managing, planning and developing the Great British Railways (GBR) network. This w...
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