Question follow-through · 77314
Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of commencing the Ely junction upgrade project.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 15 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2025 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of commencing the Ely junction upgrade project.
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Secretary of State updated Parliament on 7 July regarding which rail and road infrastructure projects will progress following the completion of the Spending Review. The Ely junction scheme was not among those projects funded at this time. The previous...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Railways: Fares
16 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of rail fares on the cost of living.
Transport: Infrastructure
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of upgrading transport infrastructure upgrades on economic growth.
Department for Transport: Rural Areas
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to strengthen retrospective rural-proofing of her Department's policies.
Railways: East of England
16 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the Ely Junction Upgrade Scheme.
Railways: East of England
30 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the funding required for Network Rail to undertake detailed planning for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme.
Railways: East of England
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the cost to the (a) freight sector and (b) economy of the time taken to commence work on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme.
Railways: East of England
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to progress the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme.
Railways: Concessions
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered allowing railcards to be used for (a) weekly, (b) monthly and (c) annual rail tickets.
Railways: East of England
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2025 to Question 86919 on Railways: East of England, if he will take steps to estimate the funding required for Network Rail to undertake detailed planning for the Ely Area
Railways: East of England
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many civil servants in her Department are working on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme.
Railways: East of England
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she last met with freight companies to discuss the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme.
Railways: East of England
13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme on the (a) economy and (b) environment.