Written questions

Railways: North of England

Commons · Question 122317 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Tom Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of including the York Area Capacity Scheme works in the TransPennine Route Upgrade.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 26 Mar 2026

A decision to pause activity on the York Area Capacity and Performance Project was taken at the Spending Review. The decision was only taken after appropriate consideration of the project’s benefits and its interdependencies with other programmes of activ...