Oral Question·Department for Education
“What steps her Department is taking to respond to the Children's Commissioner for England's report entitled The Childhood Lottery: The hardest places to grow up in England, published in October 2026.”
Tabled: 10 November 2026Answered: 16 November 2026
Asked by
Lauren Edwards
Labour — Rochester and Strood
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Transport (Heidi Alexander)
Transport is central to this Government’s plans for rebuilding Britain and growing our economy. We are committed to investing in the rail capacity needed to support that growth. This means improving performance and timetables to make the best use of the capacity we have, but it also means investing in new and improved infrastructure, such as High Speed 2, the trans-Pennine route upgrade and East West Rail.