Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 91462
Railways: WiFi
Tabled: 17 November 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 31 October 2025 to Question HL11224 on Railways: Wifi, if she will publish that analysis.
Answer
Keir MatherThe analysis of the costs and benefits of both Low Earth Orbit satellite technology and trackside infrastructure was conducted in the context of the Spending Review and was about prioritisation of potential projects and programmes. We would not ordinarily release this to protect the commercial interests of government and its suppliers. However, we are preparing a Business Case for LEO which we will publish in due course.