Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 27926

Railways: Midlands

Tabled: 31 January 2025
Answered: 10 February 2025

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of building a rail connection between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham on (a) Leicester East, (b) Leicestershire and (c) England.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
In December, the Chancellor launched the second stage of the Spending Review. This is a zero-based Spending Review, to ensure every line of spending – including the transport infrastructure portfolio – delivers the Plan for Change and provides good value ...

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