Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 15379

Railways: Mobile Broadband

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Tom Tugendhat

ConservativeTonbridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reason was for the time taken between the submission of the Project Reach outline business case and final government approval.

Answer

Keir Mather
The period between submission of the Outline Business Case and final Government approval reflected the need to complete the detailed commercial, legal, and financial arrangements for a complex long-term partnership. Additional time was also required follo...

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