Question follow-through · 83418
Borders Railway Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the planned £5 million towards the feasibility study for the extension of the Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle has been released to Scottish Borders Council.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 20 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 28 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the planned £5 million towards the feasibility study for the extension of the Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle has been released to Scottish Borders Council.
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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28 Oct 2025
Answer published
Earlier this year, the Department reaffirmed its commitment of up to £5m towards feasibility work on the extension of the Borders Railway. As part of this, the Department has allocated c. £130k of funding to support the development of a Strategic Outline ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Driving Tests: Scottish Borders
16 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for driving tests at (a) Hawick, (b) Galashiels, (c) Kelso, (d) Duns and (e) Berwick-On-Tweed test centres.