Question follow-through · 63348
Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of reopening closed passenger rail lines.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 27 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 7 Jul 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of reopening closed passenger rail lines.
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jul 2025
Answer published
This Spending Review shows the government’s commitment to investment in the railways and in schemes that support economic growth. The settlement represents an increase in funding on what has been spent on rail enhancements in recent years. While some key ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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