Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 59528

Railways: Construction

Tabled: 12 June 2025
Answered: 17 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Ben Lake

Plaid CymruCeredigion Preseli

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department classifies heavy rail projects located entirely within England as (a) local and (b) national projects.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
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 through the Barnett formula. This approach applies to investment in heavy rail by th...

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