East West Rail Line: Construction
Commons · Question 59529 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has received representations from the Welsh Government requesting that the East-West rail project be reclassified as an England only project.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Jun 2025
There have been no formal representations from the Welsh Government on this matter.The UK Government is responsible for heavy rail infrastructure across England and Wales so spends money on this in Wales rather than funding the Welsh Government to do so t...