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	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railway stations have been (a) built and (b) reopened in the last 20 years; whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of jobs created (i) directly during the first two years of constructions, (ii) indirectly during the first two years of each constructions and (iii) overall in each project; and what data his Department holds on the cost of each project.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	197825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Office of Rail and Road publishes data on the authorisation into use of new railway infrastructure (including new stations and lines) since 2019 at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.orr.gov.uk%2Fguidance-compliance%2Frail%2Fhealth-safety%2Flaws%2Finteroperability%2Fauthorisations.&amp;data=05%7C01%7CGraham.Buckley%40dft.gov.uk%7Cf685210012984563c27608dbafa42435%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638296891730416776%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GIuI4yXI4lonGg3GG45uYsBlgpao8uhk5YrOFqlxU9k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.orr.gov.uk/guidance-compliance/rail/health-safety/laws/interoperability/authorisations</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not routinely hold information on levels of job creation across all station and line projects and is unable to answer the timeframe requested as this would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 197824 question first answered 11/09/2023 11:35:52 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1658219

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on which towns in England with populations of 30,000 or more do not have a railway station.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	197828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Latest analysis of Office for National Statistics 2019 Population Estimates Data by Network Rail suggests that there are currently eight towns in England, with a population of 30,000 or more, without an operational railway station and not situated within 5km of one. These are Washington, Swadlincote, Blyth, Aldridge, Coalville, Wisbech, Rushden and Witney.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the levelling-up agenda, and a manifesto commitment, in January 2020 the government launched the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) Fund to reopen lines and stations, including ones closed following the 1963 Reshaping of British Railways (Beeching) Report. The aim is to reconnect smaller communities, regenerate local economies and improve access to jobs, homes and education. The Dartmoor line (between Okehampton and Exeter) marked the first reopening in November 2021, opening two years ahead of schedule, and Marsh Barton station opened in July 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Of the eight towns listed above, seven (Washington, Swadlincote, Blyth, Aldridge, Coalville, Wisbech and Witney) have been considered by the RYR programme and four (Swadlincote, Blyth, Aldridge and Coalville) have been considered within the scope of RYR-funded projects, including the Northumberland Line, Ivanhoe Line and Aldridge Line Upgrade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 12/09/2023 14:53:36 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse