{"value":{"id":1738017,"askingMemberId":4176,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2024-10-29T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2024-11-12T00:00:00","uin":"HL2133","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require London North Eastern Railway to run direct services between Sunderland and London King's Cross beyond December 2024.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4972,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2024-11-12T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>There are no plans to require London North Eastern Railway to run direct services between Sunderland and London Kings Cross beyond December 2024. Sunderland will continue to have direct London services provided by Open Access operators. Additionally, improvements to the Metro network will improve connectivity in the north east.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"London North Eastern Railway","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1738017","method":"GET"}]}