Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any hon. Members were informed of the additional services on the Southeastern Bexleyheath line prior to the announcement at Transport questions on 2 March 2023.

The decision was communicated to those Honourable Members who had met with me previously to discuss the matter, who were on the line of route and were not able to attend Transport Questions. All four Honourable Members on the line of route were sent the letter on 2 March, the same day I announced the decision in the House. The Honourable Member for Erith and Thamesmead was also sent the letter that day, at my request because, despite not being one of the four MPs on the line of route, I had also met her previously and wished for her to be updated as well.