Question follow-through · 102231

Crossrail 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential long-term impact on economic productivity of delivering Crossrail 2, in the context of levels of economic uplift from the Elizabeth Line.

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 2 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 6 Jan 2026
Answer: 14 Jan 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential long-term impact on economic productivity of delivering Crossrail 2, in the context of levels of economic uplift from the Elizabeth Line.
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Department has not undertaken an assessment of the potential long-term impact on economic productivity of delivering Crossrail 2. The scheme was paused in 2020.

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