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Railways: Finance

Asked by Clive JonesLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 4 November 2024UIN 11147

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 7092 on Heathrow Airport: Railways, when her Department intends to publish a plan for future rail investment.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

We have announced our intention to conduct a thorough review of the previous government's transport plans to ensure that our transport infrastructure portfolio drives economic growth and delivers value for money for taxpayers. Decisions about individual projects will be informed by the review process and confirmed in due course.

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