Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 108855
Railways: East Midlands
Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Question
Shivani Raja
Conservative — Leicester East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of diesel operation on the Midland Main Line north of Leicester on emissions and air quality in a) Leicester and b) the East Midlands.
Answer
Keir MatherPrior to the decision being made to pause the Midland Main Line Electrification programme as part of Spending Review 2025, the benefits of the scheme were being assessed. The benefits of fully electrifying the Midland Main Line (MML) are predominately tho...
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