| Heading: |
East West Rail Line: Finance |
| Question ID: |
1761379 |
| UIN: |
28334 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-02-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5100 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Blake Stephenson
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Blake Stephenson
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ringfencing funding for the entirety of the East West rail project. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4943 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Simon Lightwood
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| Answering Member handle: |
simonlightwood
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@simonlightwood
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| Answer text: |
£1.3bn has been provided towards the delivery of Connection Stage 1 of East-West Rail and the Budget on 30th October 2024 set out the Government’s support for the remaining stages of East West Rail, confirming funding to accelerate the delivery of works f... |
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| Answering body ID: |
27 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Transport |
| Tweeted: |
true |