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...