Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 59529

East West Rail Line: Construction

Tabled: 12 June 2025

Answered: 17 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Ben Lake

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has received representations from the Welsh Government requesting that the East-West rail project be reclassified as an England only project.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

There have been no formal representations from the Welsh Government on this matter.The UK Government is responsible for heavy rail infrastructure across England and Wales so spends money on this in Wales rather than funding the Welsh Government to do so t...

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