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Northern Powerhouse Rail

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department expects to publish the Programme Business Case for Northern Powerhouse Rail.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department expects to publish the Programme Business Case for Northern Powerhouse Rail.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Work on the NPR Programme Business Case is expected to complete this summer. The Department intends to publish a summary business case later this year following its approval.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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