Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 108854

Railways: East Midlands

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department considers the level of rail infrastructure investment in (a) Leicester and (b) the East Midlands to be proportionate to its population.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Decisions made by the Government on investment in rail infrastructure are taken to ensure that the railways are funded to operate safely and efficiently and in line with our strategic goals.The funding identified for rail infrastructure enhancements as pa...

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