Question follow-through · 902098

Transport: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve transport links between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
7 Jan 2025
Target answer date
15 Jan 2025
Answer
15 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve transport links between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

  2. 15 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Whilst transport is devolved, the Department for Transport is committed to is enhancing links between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. The Department is providing funding for Transport Scotland’s feasibility study to explore options to bypass the villa...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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