Railways
Commons · Question 73787 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of open access rail operators on (a) connectivity, (b) passenger choice and (c) service quality.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 8 Sep 2025
In the right circumstances, Open Access can provide benefits such as improved connectivity and choice for passengers but can also increase costs to taxpayers and create additional performance pressures on an already constrained network. We are clear that ...