Question follow-through · 6780
Railways: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) Northern Powerhouse Rail and (b) the Liverpool–Manchester Railway on (i) economic growth, (ii) productivity and (iii) job creation in the North West
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 4 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) Northern Powerhouse Rail and (b) the Liverpool–Manchester Railway on (i) economic growth, (ii) productivity and (iii) job creation in the North West
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jun 2026
Answer published
Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) will drive growth and productivity across the Northern Growth Corridor by delivering a turn up and go railway from Liverpool to York. Our Northern Growth Strategy recognises significant opportunity to accelerate economic gro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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