Heidi Alexander

Heidi Alexander

Labour — Swindon South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 20 November 2025

Debate

Transport System: Economic Growth

Contribution

I recently visited Norwich, where business leaders and representatives made the case to me for improvement works at the Ely and Haughley junctions. I am aware of the importance of freight on those lines, given the adjacency to the port of Felixstowe. We have had to take some difficult decisions in this spending review about the rail enhancement programme. While we understand the benefits of this scheme, it has not been possible to fund it in this spending review period. However, it is part of the future pipeline of work that we will be looking at.

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