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date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurostar: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with Eurostar on the potential merits of stopping their services at stations in Kent.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	25669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>My officials engage regularly with Eurostar and, alongside other issues, continue to discuss the potential reinstatement of services at Kent stations once it is commercially viable for them to do so.</p><p> </p><p>I met with Eurostar in December 2023 and, as I also made clear to the House last October, I emphasised the UK Government’s desire to see the return of international services to Ebbsfleet and Ashford as soon as reasonably possible, particularly given the important benefits they provide for people and businesses in Kent.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/05/2024 11:09:38 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1644760

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurostar: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held discussions with representatives of Eurostar on re commencing services at (a) Ashford and (b) Ebbsfleet International.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	189584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government wants to see the reinstatement of services at Ebbsfleet and Ashford when it is commercially viable for the company to do so. I met with Eurostar earlier this year and raised this matter directly with them.</p><p> </p><p>Clearly this is a commercial decision for Eurostar as a non-franchised operator.</p><p>But my officials have and will continue to engage with Eurostar directly on this matter and press for the reinstatement of services at Kent stations as soon as reasonably possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 21/06/2023 11:45:06 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1521423

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurostar: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with representatives of Eurostar on the re-opening of Eurostar stations at (a) Ebbsfleet, and (b) Ashford.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	61948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>My officials and predecessors have engaged with Eurostar directly on this matter, as well as Eurostar’s recovery more generally since 2020, and continue to do so. The Government wants to see the reinstatement of services at Ebbsfleet and Ashford as soon as reasonably possible and when it is commercially viable for the company to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/10/2022 10:17:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1234488

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurostar: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential financial effect of the withdrawal of Eurostar services from (a) Ebbsfleet International and (b) Ashford International on the economy of Kent until 2022.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	90205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>Eurostar has announced that it will no longer be stopping at Ashford and Ebbsfleet International stations until 2022, due to the unprecedented impact of Covid-19. This was a commercial decision taken by Eurostar in response to the severe decline in passenger numbers.</p><p> </p><p>As this is a commercial decision taken by Eurostar very recently, the Government has not undertaken an economic analysis of the impacts of these changes. Nevertheless, the Government is keen to see the reinstatement of services once international travel recovers and it is commercially viable to do so.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 21/09/2020 16:27:27 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1234490

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Eurostar: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of Eurostar on the restoration of Eurostar services at (a) Ebbsfleet International and (b) Ashford International.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	90207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been engaging extensively with international rail operators, including Eurostar, on a regular basis since the beginning of the outbreak to monitor closely the impact of Covid-19 and to support the continuation of important international rail connections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the unprecedented circumstances currently faced by the international travel industry including Eurostar as a result of Covid-19. Whilst the stopping of services is a commercial decision for the company in response to Covid-19, Eurostar services continue to provide important benefits and connections and the Government is keen to see the reinstatement of services once international travel recovers and it is commercially viable to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to engage closely with Eurostar on this important matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 21/09/2020 15:16:47 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield