Question follow-through · 108856
Railways: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria were applied in the Spending Review for assessing proposed rail infrastructure projects.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 27 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 4 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria were applied in the Spending Review for assessing proposed rail infrastructure projects.
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Feb 2026
Answer published
Rail infrastructure projects are carefully considered to assess their value for money. This includes consideration of strategic, economic, social and environmental factors, the local context and regional distribution of projects, as well as affordability ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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