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South West Main Line: Repairs and Maintenance

Asked by Mr Will ForsterLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 June 2025UIN 60386

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Spending Review, published on 11 June 2025, how much and what proportion of the funding allocated for rail enhancements will be allocated to upgrades on the South Western Railway network.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Following the Chancellors’s statement on 11 June we are now working to confirm our wider portfolio of rail enhancements, which will be published as part of the government’s commitment to set out its overall infrastructure pipeline.

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