{"value":{"id":1678024,"askingMemberId":4638,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-12-07T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-12-14T00:00:00","uin":"900671","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of building the Western Rail Link to Heathrow.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4442,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-12-14T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>This Government remains committed to improving rail access to Heathrow Airport and recognises the importance of the improved rail connectivity that a Western rail link could provide. However, we need to ensure that the projects we take forward reflect the changed shape of rail demand and are affordable. I understand that the promoters of a Western rail link continue to update their proposals.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Heathrow Airport: Railways","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1678024","method":"GET"}]}