Question follow-through · 71356
Railways: Tees Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on electrification of rail lines serving Teesside.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on electrification of rail lines serving Teesside.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2025
Answer published
This government is investing significantly in the North East to improve transport connectivity and grow the economy. Following the recent Spending Review, the Tees Valley mayoral combined authority will receive funding to deliver local transport projects,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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