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Commons · Question 97122 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Barclay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide a list of all transport schemes given approval to progress following the Spending Review which had a lower benefit cost ratio score than the Ely Area Rail Capacity Enhancement.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 11 Dec 2025

The Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) scheme was paused by the previous government in 2021, and no further funding was allocated to develop, update, or progress the EACE business case. As a result, there has been no ongoing work from which to produce a...