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Railways: East of England

Asked by James WildConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 21 July 2025UIN 68511

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to approve the Ely Area Capacity Enhancements scheme.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The Secretary of State updated Parliament on the 7th of July regarding which rail and road infrastructure projects will progress following the completion of the 2025 Spending Review. The Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) was not among those projects funded at this time.

We are focused on prioritising the schemes that will make the greatest difference for passengers and freight and support economic growth as quickly as possible. The previous government had committed to a number of infrastructure projects that were unfunded, this includes the EACE scheme.

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