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Railways: Wiltshire

Asked by Sarah GibsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 55839

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Department has to involve (a) passengers and (b) rail user groups in Wiltshire in the development of the proposed independent passenger watchdog.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The new Passenger Watchdog will be established alongside Great British Railways, enabled by the forthcoming Railways Bill. We recently consulted on our legislative proposals, including the watchdog, and we are currently reviewing the responses received. A Government response will be published in due course.

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