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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-01-10more like thismore than 2017-01-10
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport remove filter
hansard heading West of England Line more like this
house id 2 more like this
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25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the publication in December 2016 of the report by the Office of Rail and Road into station usage, what is their assessment of the feasibility of converting the present single track railway on the Exeter to London Waterloo mainline between Tisbury and Dinton, in Wiltshire, to double track as it was previously. more like this
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Lord Patten remove filter
uin HL4516 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-01-24more like thismore than 2017-01-24
answer text <p>Network Rail have assessed the potential growth in passenger and freight demand in the period up until 2043, including future demand on the line between London, Salisbury and Exeter as part of the Wessex Route study which was published in August 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The study identified a potential scheme to upgrade the line between Exeter and Salisbury through the creation of additional double track sections between Salisbury and Yeovil as an option for delivery in the period after 2025.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-01-24T12:20:45.413Zmore like thismore than 2017-01-24T12:20:45.413Z
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4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
1137
label Biography information for Lord Patten more like this