Railways: Wales
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to railways in Wales for Welsh Rail Enhancements for (a) UK Government Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) - or equivalent and (b) Core Valley Lines enhancement funding paid to the Welsh Government, in each of the past 5 years.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
Rail enhancement investment in Wales is detailed below. UKG Enhancements comprise funding from the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline and the Levelling Up Fund.
Year | UKG Enhancements | CVL Enhancement Funding paid to Welsh Goverment |
2020/21 | £16 million | £141 million |
2021/22 | £10 million | nil |
2022/23 | £12 million | nil |
2023/24 | £21 million | nil |
2024/25 | £32 million | nil |
The Funding and Outputs Agreement (2018), between the Secretary of State and Welsh Ministers, committed the UK Government to contribute £125m in 2014 prices to the costs of the Core Valley Lines infrastructure enhancement scheme. An agreed inflated figure of £141.25 million was implemented as a budget transfer to the Welsh Government in financial year 2020/21.
UKG Enhancement spend for 2023/24 comprised £19 million from RNEP and £2 million from LUF.
UKG Enhancement spend for 2024/25 comprised £30.5 million from RNEP and £1.5 million from LUF.
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