Question follow-through · 114680
Railways: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allocating and ring-fencing funding for strategic rail infrastructure in Northern Ireland.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allocating and ring-fencing funding for strategic rail infrastructure in Northern Ireland.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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2 Mar 2026
Answer published
Responsibility for rail infrastructure in Northern Ireland is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive. It is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive to allocate funding across devolved areas, and they are accountable to the Northern Irelan...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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