Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 106151

Railways: Lancashire

Tabled: 15 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of funding for Northern Powerhouse Rail is expected to be spent in Lancashire.

Answer

Keir Mather
Northern Powerhouse Rail will provide up to £45 billion of funding to deliver turn up and go railway services between Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield and York. The economic rationale is enabling these areas to function as single high pro...
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