Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 58529

Railways: Devolution

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Connor Naismith

LabourCrewe 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 Lightwood
The 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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