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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	Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to grow the international rail sector.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	25668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government fully supports the growth of international rail passenger services given the environmental, social and economic benefits they provide.</p><p>My officials continue to engage on a regular basis with infrastructure managers and European partners to discuss the potential for new routes and potential market entrants, particularly given the unique requirements of operating through the Channel Tunnel. My officials welcome engagement with prospective operators where there is a credible proposition to develop new services.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/05/2024 11:23:01 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

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registered interest
date	05/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the (a) nations and (b) regions of the UK have access to air connections.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	25668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>We are urgently working with industry to identify opportunities to re-establish key Flybe routes throughout the nations and regions of the UK, and have kept in close contact with airlines and airports over the last few days to emphasise this. We are pleased to see that a number of airlines have already committed to operating many of these routes in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this immediate work, levelling up connectivity across our regions and nations remains a top priority for this government. This is why we are undertaking a review of regional air connectivity which will ensure the UK has the domestic transport connections local communities need.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/03/2020 17:10:17 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman