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Written question asked by Cheryl Gillan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 July 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 July 2019 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 22 July 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Railways: Surveys

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 275643 on Railways: Surveys, what the (a) start and (b) end time was the gathering of information to prepare the National Rail Travel Survey December 2010.

Answer

The National Rail Travel Survey (NRTS) dataset is comprised of two principal components. The London Area Transport Survey (LATS) was conducted in 2000 and 2001 and covered London and South-East regions. A second wave covering the rest of Great Britain was undertaken during 2004 and 2005. Through both of these components, every national rail station in Great Britain was included in the survey.

Full details of the National Rail Travel Survey methodology can be found in the overview report available on the Department’s website at this address:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/73094/national-rail-travel-survey-overview-report.pdf


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
278330
Session
2017-19
Related items
Railways: Surveys
Monday, 15 July 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Railways Surveys
Link
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