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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-07more like thismore than 2019-01-07
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 more like this
hansard heading West of England Line more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of upgrading all of the railway line between Waterloo and Exeter to double track. more like this
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Lord Patten remove filter
uin HL12569 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-17more like thismore than 2019-01-17
answer text <p>Network Rail’s 2015 Wessex Route Study concluded that the forecast levels of growth between Salisbury and Exeter did not justify the need for additional sections of double track. Therefore, upgrading the single track sections of the line between London Waterloo and Exeter to double track is not a priority in the next Control Period (CP6). Further consideration may be given to this matter in Network Rail’s long term planning considerations for subsequent control periods.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-17T13:21:38.59Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
4584
label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
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label Biography information for Lord Patten more like this