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Question follow-through · 89264

Railways: East of England

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

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
10 Nov 2025
Target answer date
12 Nov 2025
Answer
18 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The previous government had committed to a number of projects that were unfunded, including the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) scheme. EACE will be kept under review. It is a worthy scheme that will be considered for potential progression in the fut...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

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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.

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Public Transport: Young People

13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to make public transport affordable for young people.

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Members: Correspondence

17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department plans to respond to correspondence of 1 September 2025 from the hon. Member for Ely and East Cambridgeshire on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Railways: East of England

18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Department's Answer to Question 89264 on Railways: East of England, answered on 18 November 2025, if she will make an estimate of the funding required for Network Rail to undertake detailed plan

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Railways: East of England

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Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Railways: East of England

19 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2025 to Question 89316 on Railways: East of England, whether there are civil servants in her Department working on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Railways: East of England

19 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the ports sector on the potential merits of progressing the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement Scheme.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Roads: Ely and East Cambridgeshire

2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the condition of roads in Ely and East Cambridgeshire constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of peat soils on road maintenance.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to assess the maintenance of soil affected roads.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost of repairing and maintaining soil affected roads.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2026 to question 117027, whether her Department plans to review highways maintenance funding formulas alongside the review of highways maintenance best practice.