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Railways: Rural Areas

Asked by Graham LeadbitterScottish National PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 16 October 2024UIN 8596

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve rail transport links in rural areas to increase access to (a) the Duke of Edinburgh Award and (b) other youth services.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The government continues to be open to initiatives that improve rural railways, and a number of schemes delivered previously through the New Stations Fund have improved access to the rail network for more rural areas.

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