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Borders Railway Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on funding of the feasibility study for the extension of the Borders Railway.

answeredScotland Office

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Answering body
Scotland Office
Tabled
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
20 Nov 2024
Answer
25 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on funding of the feasibility study for the extension of the Borders Railway.

  2. 20 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Officials from my department remain in discussion on this matter with counterparts in the Department for Transport. The Department for Transport will continue to work with the Scotland Office, the Scottish Government and the Scottish Borders Council on th...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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