Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2018 to Question 172553 on Railways: Bicycles,(a) what constitutes a specific need for cycle storage space on trains and (b) how may passengers communicate their need for cycle storage space to the his Department.

The decision to require cycle storage space on trains is led by stakeholder feedback, on the range of passenger needs, following franchise competition consultation. The Department does not hold figures to this level of detail on individual requests for bicycle storage.