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Railways: Wales

Asked by Ann DaviesPlaid CymruDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 February 2026UIN 113219

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her letter on 14 January 2025 to the Welsh Government's Cabinet Secretary for Transport, if she will publish the evidence used in her assessment that the railways in Wales have seen low levels of enhancement spending in recent years.

Answered by Keir Mather

The Spending Review statement and the Infrastructure Strategy recognises Wales’ long-term infrastructure needs and will deliver at least £445 million of rail enhancements to realise them.

The attached table shows the UK Government funded expenditure on enhancements of the railway in Wales for previous financial years.

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