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Commons · Question 71358 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to local authorities preparing bids for rail reopening projects.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 8 Sep 2025

The Department is open to requests for support and engages directly with local authorities as they develop business cases. It should be noted that rail enhancements projects are rarely proposed as 'bids' but rather considered on the basis of Business Case...