East West Rail Line: Rolling Stock
Commons · Question 121672 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the paragraph entitled East West Rail lease write-offs on page 9 of the National Audit Office’s Department for Transport Overview 2024-25, which states that £2.6 million in lease costs for Eas
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 23 Mar 2026
The published Department for Transport annual report and accounts 2024/2025 included the £2.6m lease cost write-off. The breakdown comprised of approximately £900k in 2023/2024 and approximately £1.7m in 2024/2025. The costs were for rolling stock contrac...