Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the creation of a mainline station at Old Oak Common on journey times on the Great Western Mainline.

The current assumption is that all passenger trains on the Great Western Mainline will stop at the new Old Oak Common station. Current estimates indicate stopping trains at this station is likely to add approximately 3 minutes onto the journey time to London Paddington, though this would be dependent on further timetable analysis. Old Oak Common will provide onward connectivity to Birmingham via HS2 and Central London via the Elizabeth Line so we anticipate many customers from the West of England will choose to disembark at Old Oak Common.