Question follow-through · 58434

Trams: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the findings on page 14 of the report by Britain Remade entitled Back on Track: How to Build New Trams in the UK and Get Britain Moving, published in August 2024, whether she has considered th

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Department for Transport
Tabled
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
11 Jun 2025
Answer
12 Jun 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the findings on page 14 of the report by Britain Remade entitled Back on Track: How to Build New Trams in the UK and Get Britain Moving, published in August 2024, whether she has considered th

  2. 11 Jun 2025

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  3. 12 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    I note that the report by Britain Remade entitled ‘Back on Track: How To Build New Trams in The UK and Get Britain Moving’ makes various recommendations about how tramway construction can be made quicker, cheaper and easier. Whilst there are lessons to be...

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