Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 91363
Railway Stations: Aldridge
Tabled: 17 November 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87314, what discussions she has had with (a) Mayor Parker and (b) the West Midlands Combined Authority on funding to enable the Aldridge station project to progress from design work to delivery and completion.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThis Government recently announced a £2.4 billion Transport for City Regions (TCR) funding settlement for the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), which will be available to spend from 2027/2028 to 2031/2032.
Decisions on how this money is to be spent are devolved to Mayor Richard Parker and WMCA.