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Railways: Access

Asked by Rebecca Long BaileyLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 December 2025UIN 95656

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the development of a railway-wide Withdrawal of Implied Permission notice.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department keeps security under constant review, however no change of policy for Withdrawal of Implied Permission (WIP) is planned at this stage.

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