Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 89264

Railways: East of England

Tabled: 10 November 2025

Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2025 to Question 86919 on Railways: East of England, if he will take steps to estimate the funding required for Network Rail to undertake detailed planning for the Ely Area

Answer

Keir Mather

The previous government had committed to a number of projects that were unfunded, including the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) scheme. EACE will be kept under review. It is a worthy scheme that will be considered for potential progression in the fut...

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