Question follow-through · 7223
Railways: East of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) in cash terms and (b) in real terms has her Department and its arms length bodies spent on developing plans and business cases for Ely and Horley Junctions.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 5 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) in cash terms and (b) in real terms has her Department and its arms length bodies spent on developing plans and business cases for Ely and Horley Junctions.
10 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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10 Jun 2026
Answer published
The previous government cancelled work on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) and Haughley Junction upgrade at Spending Review 2021. Prior to this cancellation, the previous government provided funding to Network Rail of £16.3m to complete an Outline...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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