Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 71358
Railways
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to local authorities preparing bids for rail reopening projects.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe Department is open to requests for support and engages directly with local authorities as they develop business cases. It should be noted that rail enhancements projects are rarely proposed as 'bids' but rather considered on the basis of Business Case...
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