Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120882

Railways: Greater Manchester

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in what month and year her Department expects to make a decision on whether to proceed with any developments to the Northern Powerhouse Rail route referred to in the Answer of 26 February 2026 to Question 10714

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department is currently discussing the detail and timing of that work with Greater Manchester Combined Authority.