Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what advice they have provided to train operators regarding the withdrawal of Wi-Fi services; what assessment they have made of the potential impact of withdrawing Wi-Fi on the popularity of rail as a method of travel; and whether they have undertaken any assessment of the availability of Wi-Fi on train services in other countries across Europe.

Our railways are currently not financially sustainable, and it is unfair to continue asking taxpayers to foot the bill, which is why reform of all aspects of the railways is essential. The Department has requested train operators to set out the commercial case to the Department for retaining Wi-Fi services on their different service groups.