Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 16303

Railways: Rural Areas

Tabled: 6 July 2026
Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal DemocratWest Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of rail connectivity for rural constituencies such as West Dorset.

Answer

Keir Mather
The Department for Transport does not routinely assess the adequacy of rail connectivity on a constituency-by-constituency basis. However, the Department considers connectivity impacts as part of its wider appraisal of rail services and infrastructure inv...

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