Question follow-through · 10806
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the speed of rail electrification.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 23 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 28 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 1 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the speed of rail electrification.
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Government expects electrification to play an important role in our programme to achieve our Net Zero 2050 target and improve the passenger experience.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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