Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to reconcile the population increases resulting from the London Plan’s targets for house building with proposed reductions to rail services that will affect (a) Richmond Park and (b) other constituencies in London.
The Department is in regular dialogue with South Western Railway and monitoring very closely developments on the Dec-22 Timetable Specification. Stakeholders are encouraged to reference future developments in their responses to the consultation to help South Western Railway plan for future demand.
The industry is committed to working with local communities and stakeholders to match capacity to demand in the future, based on robust plans that can demonstrate value for the taxpayer.