East West Rail Line: Finance
Commons · Question 59527 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Liz Saville Roberts
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the June 2025 Statement of Funding Policy, published on 11 June, and the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Wales during the oral question on Devolution: Crown Estate of 11 June,
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Jun 2025
The East-West rail project is classified as an England and Wales project. This approach applies to investment in heavy rail by the Department for Transport, including HS2 and East-West Rail, and is consistent with the funding arrangements for all other po...