Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120882
Railways: Greater Manchester
Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
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 LightwoodThe Department is currently discussing the detail and timing of that work with Greater Manchester Combined Authority.