Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Transport

Oral Answers to Questions

Sean Woodcock Excerpts
Thursday 15th May 2025

(1 day, 12 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Kane Portrait Mike Kane
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The Government are pressing on with airspace modernisation and have set up the UK Airspace Design Service. I recently met the hon. Member in my office to discuss this issue. We continue at pace on this work and will be consulting widely.

Sean Woodcock Portrait Sean Woodcock (Banbury) (Lab)
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Every week on my journey to and from this place I join constituents on overcrowded Chiltern Railways trains that are often advertised as standing room only. The oldest class of carriages operating on that network has an average age of 47 years. In the light of this, can Ministers tell me what action the Department is taking to support the replacement and refurbishment of these carriages to improve capacity, service reliability, and passenger experience and comfort?