Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 66344

South West Main Line: Devon

Tabled: 9 July 2025
Answered: 17 July 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, under what circumstances Phase 5 of the South West Rail Resilience Programme would receive funding.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

We are continuing to fund drainage and ground investigations that will provide Network Rail with detailed data on the stability of the cliffs above that section of route and will inform their consideration of a proposal for a long-term solution in due course.

The project will be kept under active review as part of our longer-term pipeline of schemes, for further consideration when funding discussions are being held and we have a clear proposal for a long-term solution.

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