Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

What steps she is taking to increase railway capacity.

Tabled: 19 December 2024Answered: 9 January 2025

Asked by

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

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.