Question follow-through · 41331
Railways: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Northern Powerhouse Rail is designated as an England and Wales project.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 25 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 2 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Northern Powerhouse Rail is designated as an England and Wales project.
27 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Apr 2025
Answer published
Funding for heavy rail infrastructure is reserved in Wales, meaning that the UK Government, rather than the Welsh Government, is directly responsible for funding heavy rail infrastructure projects, including those in Wales. Consequently, any heavy rail pr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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