Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 122317

Railways: North of England

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Tom Gordon

Liberal DemocratHarrogate and Knaresborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of including the York Area Capacity Scheme works in the TransPennine Route Upgrade.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
A decision to pause activity on the York Area Capacity and Performance Project was taken at the Spending Review. The decision was only taken after appropriate consideration of the project’s benefits and its interdependencies with other programmes of activ...

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