Question follow-through · 122317

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of including the York Area Capacity Scheme works in the TransPennine Route Upgrade.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
26 Mar 2026
Answer
26 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of including the York Area Capacity Scheme works in the TransPennine Route Upgrade.

  2. 26 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    A decision to pause activity on the York Area Capacity and Performance Project was taken at the Spending Review. The decision was only taken after appropriate consideration of the project’s benefits and its interdependencies with other programmes of activ...

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