Oral QuestionWales Office

What steps she is taking with the Welsh Government to improve cross-border rail connectivity.

Tabled: 8 July 2025Answered: 16 July 2025

Asked by

Dave Robertson

LabourLichfield

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Wales

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Wales (Jo Stevens)

We are investing at least £445 million—an historic investment—in Welsh rail, to right the years of underfunding by previous Conservative Governments and to unleash Wales’s economic potential. This funding will support the permanent closing of level crossings on the north Wales main line, enabling increased services across north Wales that will improve cross-border connectivity, create jobs and boost economic growth.