Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 59527

East West Rail Line: Finance

Tabled: 12 June 2025

Answered: 17 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the June 2025 Statement of Funding Policy, published on 11 June, and the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Wales during the oral question on Devolution: Crown Estate of 11 June,

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The East-West rail project is classified as an England and Wales project. This approach applies to investment in heavy rail by the Department for Transport, including HS2 and East-West Rail, and is consistent with the funding arrangements for all other po...

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