Written questions

Railways: East of England

Commons · Question 92713 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Department's Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 89133 on Railways: East of England, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the (a) freight sector and (b) economy of the pause in work on

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 27 Nov 2025

We are focused on prioritising the schemes that will make the greatest difference for passengers and support economic growth as quickly as possible. The previous government had committed to a number of projects that were unfunded, including the Ely Area C...