Written questions

East West Rail Line: Wales

Lords · Question HL12468 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 8 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Wigley

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the Welsh economy of the delay to the work on the Oxford to Milton Keynes passenger service.

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 8 Dec 2025

Major infrastructure work for the first phase of East West Rail has been delivered, and the Department for Transport is working with industry partners to start passenger services as quickly as possible. The UK government continues to fund, deliver and man...